1969 Topps #164 World Series Game 3 - McCarver's Homer Puts St. Louis Ahead
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
This card is part of the World Series subset in Topps' 1969 series 2, recapping Game 3 of the 1968 World Series at Detroit's Tiger Stadium. Al Kaline gave the Tigers an early lead with a two-run homer in the third inning. St. Louis answered in the fifth when Curt Flood's double drove in a run off starter Earl Wilson, and catcher Tim McCarver, pictured here, followed with a three-run homer off reliever Pat Dobson to put the Cardinals ahead for good. Dick McAuliffe answered with a solo homer for Detroit, but Orlando Cepeda's three-run homer in the seventh put the game away. Joe Hoerner closed out the 7-3 Cardinals win with three scoreless innings, giving St. Louis a 2-games-to-1 series lead.
Sources: Wikipedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 629 | 13 | 152 | 305 | 84 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 2 |
| SGC | 50 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 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 #164 card?
It is card #164 of the 664-card 1969 Topps Baseball set, World Series Game #3 - McCarver's Homer Puts St. Louis Ahead. 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.