1969 Topps #230 Rusty Staub
About Rusty Staub
A third-series card, and the first to list Staub with the Montreal Expos after Houston shipped him north for Donn Clendenon and Jesus Alou. The deal turned into a mess when Clendenon refused to report, and it took a ruling from Commissioner Bowie Kuhn plus Jack Billingham, Skip Guinn and $100,000 from Montreal to close it. Staub started the franchise's first regular-season game in right field and handed the new club a year to build on: .302 with 29 home runs, 79 RBIs, 110 walks and a .426 on-base percentage across 158 games. He was the first Expo ever named to an All-Star team, his third straight selection, and the club's first Player of the Year.
Daniel Joseph Staub was born in New Orleans on April 1, 1944; a hospital nurse nicknamed him Rusty for the red fuzz on his head, and it stuck for life. A star at Jesuit High School, he signed with the expansion Houston Colt .45s in 1961 for a bonus reported at $100,000 and reached the majors at 19. A left-handed hitter with a patient eye, he grew into a six-time All-Star and one of the game's steadiest run producers, closing 23 seasons with 2,716 hits, 499 doubles, 292 home runs and 1,466 RBIs. Traded to Montreal for the Expos' 1969 debut, he became the club's first star, took French lessons for its fans, and in 1993 was the first Expo to have his number retired. He later played for the Mets, Tigers and Rangers, retiring as the only man with 500 hits for four different franchises. Off the field he ran two Manhattan restaurants and founded funds for the families of New York police and firefighters and for city food pantries. Inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 2012, he died in 2018 at 73.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 330 | 1 | 40 | 156 | 72 | 22 | 25 | 14 | 0 |
| SGC | 36 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Data as of 2026-09-04. Half grades fold down for both graders (8.5→8); PSA qualified slabs (OC, ST, PD, MC and the like) are not counted.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1969 Topps #230 card?
It is card #230 of the 664-card 1969 Topps Baseball set, picturing Rusty Staub of the Montreal Expos.
How many cards are in the 1969 Topps Baseball set?
664 cards, tracked as 696 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 664 with none skipped and no printed number shared by two cards; 32 cards carry catalogued print variations that the master set counts separately, 23 of them the yellow- and white-letter name pairs of #440-511.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA CardFacts, Cardboard Connection, Baseball Almanac, Baseball-Reference, the SABR BioProject and the National Baseball Hall of Fame, PSA & SGC population reports. Card data compiled and maintained by T206Cards.com. Page last updated 2026-10-12.