1969 Topps #493 Wes Parker
About Wes Parker
Issued in Topps' fifth series, Parker's 1969 card arrived in a season in which he entered spring training determined to fix his hitting weaknesses and, working with hitting coach Dixie Walker, boosted his batting average nearly 40 points to .278 with 68 RBI despite missing 20 games after an appendectomy. He earned his third consecutive Gold Glove at first base. The card exists in two printing states distinguished by the color of the player's last name on the card front.
Wes Parker played nine seasons at first base for the Los Angeles Dodgers, from his 1964 debut through 1972. A switch-hitter out of Brentwood, California and USC, he built a reputation as one of the smoothest-fielding first basemen of his era, winning six consecutive National League Gold Glove Awards from 1967 through 1972 and the 1972 Lou Gehrig Memorial Award. His signature season came in 1970, when he hit .319, drove in 111 runs while hitting only 10 home runs, and hit for the cycle against the New York Mets. Parker appeared in the 1965 and 1966 World Series, helping the Dodgers beat the Minnesota Twins in seven games in 1965 before losing to the Baltimore Orioles in 1966. He finished his career with a .267 average, 64 home runs and 470 RBI over 1,288 games. After retiring following the 1972 season, Parker played a year in Japan for the Nankai Hawks, winning that league's top defensive award as well. He is not a Hall of Fame inductee.
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Print variations
Two states of #493 are tracked individually: 493a - Last Name In Yellow and 493b - Last Name In White. The difference is on the front of the card (name color).
States catalogued by the PSA master set registry and the Trading Card Database; each is tracked here individually.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 493a - Last Name In Yellow | |||||||||
| PSA | 359 | 1 | 41 | 157 | 96 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 0 |
| SGC | 17 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 493b - Last Name In White | |||||||||
| PSA | 180 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 43 | 45 | 29 | 27 | 1 |
| SGC | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 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. Where a grader registers a variation separately its population is listed under that variation.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1969 Topps #493 card?
It is card #493 of the 664-card 1969 Topps Baseball set, picturing Wes Parker of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Does 1969 Topps #493 have variations?
Yes. Two states are catalogued and tracked individually: 493a - Last Name In Yellow ("Parker" prints in yellow letters on the front - the common state of this fifth-series card) and 493b - Last Name In White ("Parker" prints in white letters - the scarce state of the pair; white letters are the premium side on all 23 of the set's name-color variations (#440-511)). Owning any one of them fills the #493 slot; the master set counts each state.
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.