1969 Topps #194 Ted Uhlaender
About Ted Uhlaender
Uhlaender set career highs across the board in 1969 with 152 games, 151 hits, 93 runs and 62 RBI for the division-winning Twins, fueled by a 20-game hitting streak in August and September, then went 1-for-6 in Minnesota's ALCS sweep loss to Baltimore. Card #194, from series 2, is a solo Twins issue.
Ted Uhlaender was a left-handed-hitting outfielder who spent eight seasons in the majors with the Twins, Indians and Reds from 1965 to 1972. A Baylor product signed by Twins scout Buddy Hancken, he worked his way through the minors as a converted catcher before winning the Pacific Coast League batting title at Denver in 1965. He took over as Minnesota's starting center fielder in mid-1966 and held the job for four seasons, posting his best average of that stretch, .283, in the pitcher-dominated 1968 season. Known for smooth, effortless range in center, he led American League center fielders in fielding percentage in 1967. Minnesota traded him to Cleveland after the 1969 season in a deal that also sent Graig Nettles and Dean Chance away for Luis Tiant and Stan Williams. He closed his career as a reserve outfielder with the pennant-winning 1972 Reds. He finished with a .263 career average and later coached and scouted in professional baseball. He is the father of Olympic skeleton competitor Katie Uhlaender.
Sources: SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 268 | 18 | 60 | 133 | 38 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| SGC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 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 #194 card?
It is card #194 of the 664-card 1969 Topps Baseball set, picturing Ted Uhlaender of the Minnesota Twins.
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.