1969 Topps #455 Sonny Siebert
About Sonny Siebert
Siebert opened 1969 with Cleveland before an April 19 trade sent him to the Boston Red Sox along with Joe Azcue and Vicente Romo in exchange for Ken Harrelson, Dick Ellsworth, and Juan Pizarro; across both clubs he went 14-11 with a 3.76 ERA. His card, #455 in the set's fifth print series, shows him with the Indians.
Wilfred Charles "Sonny" Siebert was a right-handed pitcher born January 14, 1937 in St. Mary, Missouri. A two-sport star at Missouri, he starred in basketball for three years and helped the Tigers reach the College World Series final in his one season on the baseball team, and the Cleveland Indians signed him as an outfielder in 1958 before a minor-league pitching coach convinced him to switch to the mound. He debuted for Cleveland in 1964 and threw a no-hitter against the Washington Senators on June 10, 1966. He won at least 12 games in six of his first eight seasons and was selected to two All-Star teams, in 1966 and 1971. Traded to Boston in 1969, he had his best season in 1971, going 16-10 for the Red Sox while also hitting six home runs. He closed his career with St. Louis, San Diego, and Oakland, finishing 140-114 with a 3.21 ERA over 12 seasons, and later spent years as a minor and major league pitching coach. He was inducted into the University of Missouri Athletics Hall of Fame in 2004 and the St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame in 2017.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 226 | 3 | 34 | 108 | 52 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 #455 card?
It is card #455 of the 664-card 1969 Topps Baseball set, picturing Sonny Siebert of the Cleveland Indians.
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.