1969 Topps #291 Vern Fuller
About Vern Fuller
Fuller remained Cleveland's regular second baseman through 1969, continuing the everyday role he had claimed the previous year. His 1969 Topps card, #291, comes from the set's third print series, picturing him with the Indians. He would lose the second base job to Eddie Leon the following season, his last in professional baseball.
Vernon Gordon Fuller, born March 1, 1944, was a right-handed-batting second and third baseman who spent his entire six-season major league career with the Cleveland Indians. A graduate of Canoga Park High School in Southern California, he attended what is now California State University, Northridge and Arizona State University before signing with Cleveland in 1963. He split that first pro season between Class A and Double-A ball, then spent all of 1964 on Cleveland's roster, though a stint on the disabled list kept him off the field until early September. His major league debut came as a pinch hitter on September 5, 1964, grounding out against Chicago's Joel Horlen. After returning to the minors for most of 1965 and 1966, Fuller split 1967 between the Indians and the Triple-A Portland Beavers before winning the regular second base job in 1968 and 1969. He lost that role to Eddie Leon in 1970, his final professional season, finishing with 182 career hits, 33 doubles, four triples and 14 home runs in 325 games.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 158 | 2 | 25 | 80 | 28 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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 #291 card?
It is card #291 of the 664-card 1969 Topps Baseball set, picturing Vern Fuller 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.