1969 Topps #162 World Series Game 1 - Gibson Fans 17; Sets New Record!
Pictures a Hall of Famer: Bob Gibson.
About this card
Cards #162-169 tell the 1968 World Series game by game - the Tigers over the Cardinals in seven, from Bob Gibson's 17-strikeout Game 1 to Mickey Lolich outdueling Gibson in Game 7 - and close with #169, the Tigers celebrating their victory.
The story on this card
Card #162 is part of the 1969 Topps World Series subset, from print series 2, and commemorates Game 1 of the 1968 Fall Classic between the Cardinals and Tigers at Busch Stadium, fronted by Cardinals ace Bob Gibson. Facing Tigers 31-game winner Denny McLain in a matchup of the league's top arms, Gibson threw a complete-game shutout on five hits, striking out a World Series-record 17 batters to break Sandy Koufax's mark of 15 set in 1963. St. Louis backed him with a three-run fourth inning off McLain and a Lou Brock home run in the seventh for a 4-0 win, giving the defending champion Cardinals a 1-0 series lead over the Tigers. Gibson closed it out by fanning his 15th, 16th, and 17th Tigers in the ninth, a strikeout mark that still stands as the World Series record.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 576 | 2 | 42 | 186 | 149 | 71 | 42 | 82 | 2 |
| SGC | 78 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 1 |
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 #162 card?
It is card #162 of the 664-card 1969 Topps Baseball set, World Series Game #1 - Gibson Fans 17; Sets New Record!. Cards #162-169 tell the 1968 World Series game by game - the Tigers over the Cardinals in seven, from Bob Gibson's 17-strikeout Game 1 to Mickey Lolich outdueling Gibson in Game 7 - and close with #169, the Tigers celebrating their victory.
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.