1974 Topps #168 Danny Thompson
About Danny Thompson
Thompson played 97 games in 1974, 88 of them at shortstop and five at third base. He collected 66 hits in 264 at-bats for a .250 average. Four of them were home runs, and he drove in 25 runs. His #168 lists the Minnesota Twins.
Danny Thompson was a Minnesota Twins infielder from 1970 to 1976 who became the club's regular shortstop in 1972 and finished his career with the Texas Rangers. Born in Wichita, Kansas, he grew up in Capron, Oklahoma, and was an All-American at Oklahoma State before the Twins made him their first pick in the secondary phase of the 1968 draft. He hit .276 with 158 hits in 1972. In early 1973 he was diagnosed with granulocytic leukemia, and he kept playing for four more seasons. He received the Hutch Award in Seattle after 1974. On June 1, 1976, the Twins sent him and Bert Blyleven to Texas for Roy Smalley III, Mike Cubbage, Bill Singer and Jim Gideon. His last game came on October 2, 1976, as a pinch hitter. He died on December 10, 1976, in Rochester, Minnesota, at 29. In 1977 the Rangers wore a black armband with his number 4, and the memorial golf tournament begun that year by Harmon Killebrew has raised more than $15 million for leukemia and cancer research.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 269 | 8 | 89 | 147 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| SGC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 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 1974 Topps #168 card?
It is card #168 of the 660-card 1974 Topps Baseball set, picturing Danny Thompson of the Minnesota Twins.
How many cards are in the 1974 Topps Baseball set?
660 cards, tracked as 678 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 660 with none skipped, issued all at once as a single series and printed in equal quantities; 17 cards carry catalogued print variations that the master set counts separately - fourteen San Diego / "Washington Nat'l Lea." pairs (thirteen Padres player cards and the #226 team card), the three-state #599 Rookie Pitchers, the #608 Apodaco misspelling and the #654 Jesus Alou front without a position.
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.