1969 Topps #166 World Series Game 5 - Kaline's Key Hit Sparks Tiger Rally
Pictures a Hall of Famer: Al Kaline.
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 166 is part of the 1969 Topps World Series subset, print series 2, recapping Game 5 of the 1968 Fall Classic between the Detroit Tigers and St. Louis Cardinals, with Al Kaline pictured on the front. Down three games to one in the series and trailing 3-2 in the game, the Tigers rallied in the seventh inning when reliever Joe Hoerner loaded the bases and Kaline delivered a two-run single that put Detroit ahead for good, 4-3; Norm Cash added an insurance run with a single of his own. The comeback followed Mickey Lolich settling down after an early two-run homer he allowed to Orlando Cepeda, and the Tigers went on to win the series in seven games for their first championship since 1945.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 560 | 6 | 42 | 244 | 120 | 61 | 33 | 53 | 1 |
| SGC | 56 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 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 #166 card?
It is card #166 of the 664-card 1969 Topps Baseball set, World Series Game #5 - Kaline's Key Hit Sparks Tiger Rally. 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.