1969 Topps #275 Vic Davalillo
The card back misspells his surname as Davilillo, an uncorrected error found on every copy.
Uncorrected error: The back misspells his last name "Davilillo".
About Vic Davalillo
Card #275 is the only card of the decade to picture Davalillo as a California Angel, a third-series number. The back splits his 1968: .239 in 51 games for Cleveland, then .298 with 101 hits in 93 games after the June trade, a combined .277 that stood sixth in the American League. That same back spells his surname Davilillo, an uncorrected error on every copy rather than a scarce variation.
Vic Davalillo was a minor-league pitcher before the bat took over. He won the International League batting title with Jacksonville at .346 in 1962 and reached the majors with Cleveland on April 9, 1963. Across 16 big-league seasons (1963-1980) the left-handed-hitting outfielder played for the Indians, Angels, Cardinals, Pirates, Athletics and Dodgers, won the 1964 Gold Glove in center field as the first left-handed-throwing outfielder honored in the American League, and started the 1965 All-Star Game. He remade himself as a pinch hitter, with 23 for the 1970 Cardinals, a total the record books long carried as 24, and his two-out bunt single in the ninth started the rally that beat Philadelphia in Game 3 of the 1977 NLCS, a series the Dodgers clinched a day later. He won championships with the 1971 Pirates and the 1973 Athletics. Beyond his 1,122 major-league hits he played 30 winter seasons in Venezuela, where he remains the career leader in hits and batting average and joined the Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame's 2003 charter class.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference · Baseball Almanac
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 220 | 3 | 53 | 121 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 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 #275 card?
It is card #275 of the 664-card 1969 Topps Baseball set, picturing Vic Davalillo of the California Angels.
Does 1969 Topps #275 have an error?
The back misspells his last name "Davilillo". It was never corrected, so there is no variation to chase - every copy of #275 reads the same way.
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.