1969 Topps #51 Woody Fryman
About Woody Fryman
Fryman spent his second full season in Philadelphia in 1969, going 12-15 with a 4.41 ERA for a Phillies club that lost 99 games; a highlight came when he struck out 10 Mets on June 24 only to lose a 2-1 complete game to Tom Seaver. This series-one card is catching him in a Phillies uniform during those lean, hard-luck years.
Woodie Fryman was a left-handed pitcher from Ewing, Kentucky, who grew up working his family's farm and turned down early bonus offers before signing with the Pirates in 1965. He broke in in 1966 and worked as both starter and reliever across 18 major league seasons for six clubs. An arthritic elbow diagnosed during his Philadelphia years never fully left him, yet he kept pitching into his forties, converting to a full-time reliever with Montreal late in his run. He made two All-Star teams, helped Detroit reach the 1972 ALCS and Montreal the 1981 NLCS, and finished with 141 wins, 58 saves and a 3.77 ERA over 625 games. Teammates and opponents alike praised his fastball and competitiveness; Larry Bowa once said hitting him was like eating soup with a fork. He retired to his Kentucky farm and was later honored by the Montreal Expos Hall of Fame and the Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 476 | 4 | 176 | 215 | 53 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 18 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 #51 card?
It is card #51 of the 664-card 1969 Topps Baseball set, picturing Woody Fryman of the Philadelphia Phillies.
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.