1970 Topps #123 Don Gutteridge
About this card
This is one of the 24 manager cards, one for each club and every one a solo card, separate from the 24 team cards. #211 Ted Williams manages the Washington Senators and #556 Dave Bristol the Seattle Pilots; seven of the 24 managers are Hall of Famers.
About Don Gutteridge
Chicago was 49-87, the worst record in the majors, when Don Gutteridge asked for and received his release on September 2, 1970, after general manager Stu Holcomb told him he would not be retained for 1971. Bill Adair succeeded him on an interim basis. His two partial seasons in the dugout added up to 109-172. His manager card in the 1970 Topps set is #123, a first-series card printed with the White Sox.
Don Gutteridge was an infielder, mostly at second and third base, who played 12 seasons between 1936 and 1948 for the St. Louis Cardinals, St. Louis Browns, Boston Red Sox and Pittsburgh Pirates. Dodgers scout Joe Becker signed him in 1932 out of Pittsburg, Kansas, and he hit .360 to lead the Nebraska State League in 1933. Branch Rickey took him into the Cardinals system after that season. After a September 1936 call-up in which he hit .319 in 23 games, he became the regular third baseman of the Gas House Gang Cardinals. Let go after 1940, he returned in 1942 with the Browns and moved to second base. He was the regular there for the 1944 Browns, the only pennant winner in St. Louis Browns history, and went 3-for-21 as they lost the World Series to the Cardinals in six games. He reached a second Series with Boston in 1946. Over 1,151 games he hit .256 with 39 home runs. He coached the White Sox in 1955-66 and 1968-69, including the 1959 pennant team, replaced Al Lopez as manager on May 3, 1969, and finished fifth in the AL West at 60-85. He later scouted for the Royals, Yankees and Dodgers and died in Pittsburg in 2008 at 96.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 115 | 3 | 20 | 56 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Data as of 2026-10-19. 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 1970 Topps #123 card?
It is card #123 of the 720-card 1970 Topps Baseball set, picturing Don Gutteridge of the Chicago White Sox. This is one of the 24 manager cards, one for each club and every one a solo card, separate from the 24 team cards. #211 Ted Williams manages the Washington Senators and #556 Dave Bristol the Seattle Pilots; seven of the 24 managers are Hall of Famers.
How many cards are in the 1970 Topps Baseball set?
720 cards, tracked as 726 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 720 with none skipped, issued in seven series - #1-132, #133-263, #264-372, #373-459, #460-546, #547-633 and the high numbers, #634-720; 6 cards, all of them checklists, carry catalogued print variations that the master set counts separately.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA CardFacts, BaseballCardPedia, 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 2026-10-25.