1969 Topps #163 World Series Game 2 - Tiger Homers Deck the Cards
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 163 is part of the 1969 Topps World Series subset, print series 2, recapping Game 2 of the 1968 Fall Classic between the Detroit Tigers and St. Louis Cardinals. Tigers starter Mickey Lolich threw a complete game, striking out nine, and helped his own cause with a home run in the third inning off Cardinals starter Nelson Briles, the only home run of his professional career. Willie Horton also homered in the second inning, and Norm Cash led off the sixth with another Detroit homer as the Tigers pulled away. Dick McAuliffe added a two-run single that inning, and Detroit tacked on two more runs in the ninth on bases-loaded walks to Don Wert and Lolich. The power outburst evened the Series at one game apiece after St. Louis had taken Game 1 behind Bob Gibson's record 17-strikeout shutout.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 443 | 13 | 97 | 209 | 70 | 26 | 16 | 11 | 1 |
| SGC | 37 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 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 #163 card?
It is card #163 of the 664-card 1969 Topps Baseball set, World Series Game #2 - Tiger Homers Deck the Cards. 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.