The 1968 Topps Baseball set represented a small decrease in size from the previous year, dipping back down to 598 cards. Two of the best players to ever play the game, Nolan Ryan and Johnny Bench, have rookie cards in the set.
Nolan Ryan's rookie card is especially popular because it features him alongside fellow rookie Jerry Koosman. With few exceptions, multiplayer rookie cards produced during this, or any other, era would pair future Hall of Famers with journeymen players with little to no collecting appeal. For example, Bench's rookie card finds him paired with Ron Tompkins, a Pitcher with a career record of 0-2 over only 50 IP. Koosman on the other hand was a star in his own right. Over his 19 MLB seasons he amassed a record of 222-209 with a 3.36 ERA and 2,556 Stikeout. Coupled with Ryan, whose career stat line was 324-292, 3.19 ERA and 5,714 Strikeouts, this is probably the best multiplayer rookie card ever produced.
The list of 1968 Topps Baseball specialty subsets includes:
- League Leaders: #1-12
- World Series Highlights: #151-158
- The Sporting News All-Stars: #361-380
- Team Rookie Star Pairs
- Checklists
The 1968 design is widely regarded as being one of the worst of the era. Regardless of where you stand on the set's aesthetic appeal, the design does an excellent job masking card damage and imperfections.
Key 1968 Topps Baseball Cards:
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1968 Topps Baseball Cards Card Checklist
| Card # | Player Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Clemente / Gonz / Alou League Leaders |
| 2 | Yaz / F.Rob / Kaline League Leaders |
| 3 | Cep / Clemente / Aaron League Leaders |
| 4 | Yaz / Killebre With F.Rob League Leaders |
| 5 | Aaron /nto / McCovey League Leaders |
| 6 | Yaz / Killebre With Howard League Leaders |
| 7 | Niekro / Bunning / Short League Leaders |
| 8 | Horlen / Peters / Siebert League Leaders |
| 9 | McCor / Jenkins / Bunning League Leaders |
| 10BASE | Lonb / Wils / Chance League Leaders Error |
| 10 | Lonb / Wils / Chance League Leaders |
| 11 | Bunning / jenkins / Perry League Leaders |
| 12 | Lonborg / McDo With Chance League Leaders |
| 13 | Chuck Hartenstein RC |
| 14 | Jerry McNertney |
| 15 | Ron Hunt |
| 16 | L.Piniella / R.Scheinblum |
| 17 | Dick Hall |
| 18 | Mike Hershberger |
| 19 | Juan Pizarro |
| 20 | Brooks Robinson |
| 21 | Ron Davis |
| 22 | Pat Dobson |
| 23 | Chico Cardenas |
| 24 | Bobby Locke |
| 25 | Julian Javier |
| 26 | Darrell Brandon |
| 27 | Gil Hodges |
| 28 | Ted Uhlaender |
| 29 | Joe Verbanic |
| 30 | Joe Torre |
| 31 | Ed Stroud |
| 32 | Joe Gibbon |
| 33 | Pete Ward |
| 34 | Al Ferrara |
| 35 | Steve Hargan |
| 36 | B.Moose RC / B.Robertson RC |
| 37 | Billy Williams |
| 38 | Tony Pierce |
| 39 | Cookie Rojas |
| 40 | Denny McLain |
| 41 | Julio Gotay |
| 42 | Larry Haney |
| 43 | Gary Bell |
| 44 | Frank Kostro |
| 45 | Tom Seaver Double Print |
| 46 | Dave Ricketts |
| 47 | Ralph Houk |
| 48 | Ted Davidson |
| 49BASE | E.Brinkman White |
| 49 | E.Brinkman Yellow Tm |
| 50 | Willie Mays |
| 51 | Bob Locker |
| 52 | Hawk Taylor |
| 53 | Gene Alley |
| 54 | Stan Williams |
| 55 | Felipe Alou |
| 56 | D.Leonhard RC / D.May RC |
| 57 | Dan Schneider |
| 58 | Eddie Mathews |
| 59 | Don Lock |
| 60 | Ken Holtzman |
| 61 | Reggie Smith |
| 62 | Chuck Dobson |
| 63 | Dick Kenworthy RC |
| 64 | Jim Merritt |
| 65 | John Roseboro |
| 66BASE | Casey Cox White |
| 66 | C.Cox Yellow Tm |
| 67 | Checklist 1 / Kaat |
| 68 | Ron Willis |
| 69 | Tom Tresh |
| 70 | Bob Veale |
| 71 | Vern Fuller RC |
| 72 | Tommy John |
| 73 | Jim Ray Hart |
| 74 | Milt Pappas |
| 75 | Don Mincher |
| 76 | J.Britton / R.Reed RC |
| 77 | Don Wilson RC |
| 78 | Jim Northrup |
| 79 | Ted Kubiak RC |
| 80 | Rod Carew |
| 81 | Larry Jackson |
| 82 | Sam Bowens |
| 83 | John Stephenson |
| 84 | Bob Tolan |
| 85 | Gaylord Perry |
| 86 | Willie Stargell |
| 87 | Dick Williams |
| 88 | Phil Regan |
| 89 | Jake Gibbs |
| 90 | Vada Pinson |
| 91 | Jim Ollom RC |
| 92 | Ed Kranepool |
| 93 | Tony Cloninger |
| 94 | Lee Maye |
| 95 | Bob Aspromonte |
| 96 | F.Coggins RC / D.Nold |
| 97 | Tom Phoebus |
| 98 | Gary Sutherland |
| 99 | Rocky Colavito |
| 100 | Bob Gibson |
| 101 | Glenn Beckert |
| 102 | Jose Cardenal |
| 103 | Don Sutton |
| 104 | Dick Dietz |
| 105 | Al Downing |
| 106 | Dalton Jones |
| 107BASE | Checklist 2 / Marichal Wide |
| 107 | Checklist 2 / J.Marichal Fine |
| 108 | Don Pavletich |
| 109 | Bert Campaneris |
| 110 | Hank Aaron |
| 111 | Rich Reese |
| 112 | Woody Fryman |
| 113 | T.Matchick / D.Patterson RC |
| 114 | Ron Swoboda |
| 115 | Sam McDowell |
| 116 | Ken McMullen |
| 117 | Larry Jaster |
| 118 | Mark Belanger |
| 119 | Tedvage |
| 120 | Mel Stottlemyre |
| 121 | Jimmie Hall |
| 122 | Gene Mauch |
| 123 | Josentiago |
| 124 | Nate Oliver |
| 125 | Joel Horlen |
| 126 | Bobby Etheridge RC |
| 127 | Paul Lindblad |
| 128 | T.Dukes RC / A.Harris |
| 129 | Mickey Stanley |
| 130 | Tony Perez |
| 131 | Frank Bertaina |
| 132 | Bud Harrelson |
| 133 | Fred Whitfield |
| 134 | Pat Jarvis |
| 135 | Paul Blair |
| 136 | Randy Hundley |
| 137 | Minnesota Twins Team Checklist |
| 138 | Ruben Amaro |
| 139 | Chris Short |
| 140 | Tony Conigliaro |
| 141 | Dal Maxvill |
| 142 | B.Bradford RC / B.Voss |
| 143 | Pete Cimino |
| 144 | Joe Morgan |
| 145 | Don Drysdale |
| 146 | Sal Bando |
| 147 | Frank Linzy |
| 148 | Dave Bristol |
| 149 | Bobverine |
| 150 | Roberto Clemente |
| 151 | Lou Brock World Series #1 |
| 152 | Carl Yastrzemski World Series #2 |
| 153 | Nelson Briles World Series #3 |
| 154 | Bob Gibson World Series #4 |
| 155 | Jim Lonborg World Series #5 |
| 156 | Rico Petrocelli World Series #6 |
| 157 | St. Louis Wins It World Series #7 |
| 158 | Cardinals Celebrate World Series # |
| 159 | Don Kessinger |
| 160 | Earl Wilson |
| 161 | Norm Miller |
| 162 | H.Gilson RC / M.Torrez RC |
| 163 | Gene Brabender |
| 164 | Ramon Webster |
| 165 | Tony Oliva |
| 166 | Claude Raymond |
| 167 | Elston Howard |
| 168 | Los Angeles Dodgers Team Checklist |
| 169 | Bob Bolin |
| 170 | Jim Fregosi |
| 171 | Don Nottebart |
| 172 | Walt Williams |
| 173 | John Boozer |
| 174 | Bob Tillman |
| 175 | Maury Wills |
| 176 | Bob Allen |
| 177 | N.Ryan RC / J.Koosman RC |
| 178 | Don Wert |
| 179 | Bill Stoneman RC |
| 180 | Curt Flood |
| 181 | Jerry Zimmerman |
| 182 | Dave Giusti |
| 183 | Bob Kennedy |
| 184 | Lou Johnson |
| 185 | Tom Haller |
| 186 | Eddie Watt |
| 187 | Sonny Jackson |
| 188 | Cap Peterson |
| 189 | Bill Landis RC |
| 190 | Bill White |
| 191 | Dan Frisella RC |
| 192BASE | Checklist 3 / Yaz Ball |
| 192 | Checklist 3 / Yaz Game |
| 193 | Jack Hamilton |
| 194 | Don Buford |
| 195 | Joe Pepitone |
| 196 | Gary Nolan RC |
| 197 | Larry Brown |
| 198 | Roy Face |
| 199 | R.Rodriguez RC / D.Osteen |
| 200 | Orlando Cepeda |
| 201 | Mike Marshall RC |
| 202 | Adolfo Phillips |
| 203 | Dick Kelley |
| 204 | Andy Etchebarren |
| 205 | Juan Marichal |
| 206 | Cal Ermer RC |
| 207 | Carroll Sembera |
| 208 | Willie Davis |
| 209 | Tim Cullen |
| 210 | Gary Peters |
| 211 | J.C. Martin |
| 212 | Dave Morehead |
| 213 | Chico Ruiz |
| 214 | S.Bahnsen / F.Fernandez |
| 215 | Jim Bunning |
| 216 | Bubba Morton |
| 217 | Dick Farrell |
| 218 | Ken Suarez |
| 219 | Rob Gardner |
| 220 | Harmon Killebrew |
| 221 | Atlanta Braves Team Checklist |
| 222 | Jim Hardin RC |
| 223 | Ollie Brown |
| 224 | Jack Aker |
| 225 | Richie Allen |
| 226 | Jimmie Price |
| 227 | Joe Hoerner |
| 228 | J.Billingham RC / J.Fairey RC |
| 229 | Fred Klages |
| 230 | Pete Rose |
| 231 | Dave Baldwin RC |
| 232 | Denis Menke |
| 233 | George Scott |
| 234 | Bill Monbouquette |
| 235 | Ronnto |
| 236 | Tug McGraw |
| 237 | Alvin Dark |
| 238 | Tomtriano |
| 239 | Bill Henry |
| 240 | Al Kaline |
| 241 | Felix Millan |
| 242 | Moe Drabowsky |
| 243 | Rich Rollins |
| 244 | John Donaldson RC |
| 245 | Tony Gonzalez |
| 246 | Fritz Peterson |
| 247 | Johnny Bench RC |
| 248 | Fred Valentine |
| 249 | Bill Singer |
| 250 | Carl Yastrzemski |
| 251 | Mannynguillen RC |
| 252 | California Angels Team Checklist |
| 253 | Dick Hughes |
| 254 | Cleon Jones |
| 255 | Dean Chance |
| 256 | Norm Cash |
| 257 | Phil Niekro |
| 258 | J.Arcia RC / B.Schlesinger |
| 259 | Ken Boyer |
| 260 | Jim Wynn |
| 261 | Dave Duncan |
| 262 | Rick Wise |
| 263 | Horace Clarke |
| 264 | Ted Abernathy |
| 265 | Tommy Davis |
| 266 | Paul Popovich |
| 267 | Herman Franks |
| 268 | Bob Humphreys |
| 269 | Bob Tiefenauer |
| 270 | Matty Alou |
| 271 | Bobby Knoop |
| 272 | Ray Culp |
| 273 | Dave Johnson |
| 274 | Mike Cuellar |
| 275 | Tim McCarver |
| 276 | Jim Roland |
| 277 | Jerry Buchek |
| 278 | Checklist 4 / Cepeda |
| 279 | Bill Hands |
| 280 | Mickey Mantle |
| 281 | Jim Campanis |
| 282 | Rick Monday |
| 283 | Mel Queen |
| 284 | Johnny Briggs |
| 285 | Dick McAuliffe |
| 286 | Cecil Upshaw |
| 287 | M.Abarbanel RC / C.Carlos RC |
| 288 | Dave Wickersham |
| 289 | Woody Held |
| 290 | Willie McCovey |
| 291 | Dick Lines |
| 292 | Art Shamsky |
| 293 | Bruce Howard |
| 294 | Red Schoendienst |
| 295 | Sonny Siebert |
| 296 | Byron Browne |
| 297 | Russ Gibson |
| 298 | Jim Brewer |
| 299 | Gene Michael |
| 300 | Rusty Staub |
| 301 | G.Mitterwald RC / R.Renick RC |
| 302 | Gerry Arrigo |
| 303 | Dick Green |
| 304 | Sandy Valdespino |
| 305 | Minnie Rojas |
| 306 | Mike Ryan |
| 307 | John Hiller |
| 308 | Pittsburgh Pirates Team Checklist |
| 309 | Ken Henderson |
| 310 | Luis Aparicio |
| 311 | Jack Lamabe |
| 312 | Curt Blefary |
| 313 | Al Weis |
| 314 | B.Rohr / G.Spriggs |
| 315 | Zoilo Versalles |
| 316 | Steve Barber |
| 317 | Ron Brand |
| 318 | Chicolmon |
| 319 | George Culver |
| 320 | Frank Howard |
| 321 | Leo Durocher |
| 322 | Dave Boswell |
| 323 | Deron Johnson |
| 324 | Jim Nash |
| 325 | Manny Mota |
| 326 | Dennis Ribant |
| 327 | Tony Taylor |
| 328 | C.Vinson RC / J.Weaver RC |
| 329 | Duane Josephson |
| 330 | Roger Maris |
| 331 | Dan Osinski |
| 332 | Doug Rader |
| 333 | Ron Herbel |
| 334 | Baltimore Orioles Team Checklist |
| 335 | Bob Allison |
| 336 | John Purdin |
| 337 | Bill Robinson |
| 338 | Bob Johnson |
| 339 | Rich Nye |
| 340 | Max Alvis |
| 341 | Jim Lemon |
| 342 | Ken Johnson |
| 343 | Jim Gosger |
| 344 | Donn Clendenon |
| 345 | Bob Hendley |
| 346 | Jerry Adair |
| 347 | George Brunet |
| 348 | L.Colton RC / D.Thoenen RC |
| 349 | Ed Spiezio |
| 350 | Hoyt Wilhelm |
| 351 | Bob Barton |
| 352 | Jackie Hernandez RC |
| 353 | Mack Jones |
| 354 | Pete Richert |
| 355 | Ernie Banks |
| 356BASE | Checklist 5 / Holtzman Center |
| 356 | Checklist 5 / Holtzman Right |
| 357 | Len Gabrielson |
| 358 | Mike Epstein |
| 359 | Joe Moeller |
| 360 | Willie Horton |
| 361 | Harmon Killebrew All-Star |
| 362 | Orlando Cepeda All-Star |
| 363 | Rod Carew All-Star |
| 364 | Joe Morgan All-Star |
| 365 | Brooks Robinson All-Star |
| 366 | Ronnto All-Star |
| 367 | Jim Fregosi All-Star |
| 368 | Gene Alley All-Star |
| 369 | Carl Yastrzemski All-Star |
| 370 | Hank Aaron All-Star |
| 371 | Tony Oliva All-Star |
| 372 | Lou Brock All-Star |
| 373 | Frank Robinson All-Star |
| 374 | Roberto Clemente All-Star |
| 375 | Bill Freehan All-Star |
| 376 | Tim McCarver All-Star |
| 377 | Joel Horlen All-Star |
| 378 | Bob Gibson All-Star |
| 379 | Gary Peters All-Star |
| 380 | Ken Holtzman All-Star |
| 381 | Boog Powell |
| 382 | Ramon Hernandez |
| 383 | Steve Whitaker |
| 384 | B.Henry / H.McRae RC |
| 385 | Jim Hunter |
| 386 | Greg Goossen |
| 387 | Joe Foy |
| 388 | Ray Washburn |
| 389 | Jay Johnstone |
| 390 | Bill Mazeroski |
| 391 | Bob Priddy |
| 392 | Grady Hatton |
| 393 | Jim Perry |
| 394 | Tommie Aaron |
| 395 | Camilo Pascual |
| 396 | Bobby Wine |
| 397 | Vic Davalillo |
| 398 | Jim Grant |
| 399 | Ray Oyler |
| 400BASE | Mike McCormick Yellow Team Name |
| 400 | M.McCormick White Tm |
| 401 | Mets Team |
| 402 | Mike Hegan |
| 403 | John Buzhardt |
| 404 | Floyd Robinson |
| 405 | Tommy Helms |
| 406 | Dick Ellsworth |
| 407 | Gary Kolb |
| 408 | Steve Carlton |
| 409 | F.Peters RC / R.Stone |
| 410 | Ferguson Jenkins |
| 411 | Ron Hansen |
| 412 | Clay Carroll |
| 413 | Tom McCraw |
| 414 | Mickey Lolich |
| 415 | Johnny Callison |
| 416 | Bill Rigney |
| 417 | Willie Crawford |
| 418 | Eddie Fisher |
| 419 | Jack Hiatt |
| 420 | Cesar Tovar |
| 421 | Ron Taylor |
| 422 | Rene Lachemann |
| 423 | Fred Gladding |
| 424 | Chicago White Sox Team Checklist |
| 425 | Jim Maloney |
| 426 | Hank Allen |
| 427 | Dick Calmus |
| 428 | Vic Roznovsky |
| 429 | Tommie Sisk |
| 430 | Rico Petrocelli |
| 431 | Dooley Womack |
| 432 | B.Davis / J.Vidal |
| 433 | Bob Rodgers |
| 434 | Ricardo Joseph RC |
| 435 | Ron Perranoski |
| 436 | Hal Lanier |
| 437 | Don Cardwell |
| 438 | Lee Thomas |
| 439 | Lum Harris |
| 440 | Claude Osteen |
| 441 | Alex Johnson |
| 442 | Dick Bosman |
| 443 | Joe Azcue |
| 444 | Jack Fisher |
| 445 | Mike Shannon |
| 446 | Ron Kline |
| 447 | G.Korince / F.Lasher RC |
| 448 | Gary Wagner |
| 449 | Gene Oliver |
| 450 | Jim Kaat |
| 451 | Al Spangler |
| 452 | Jesus Alou |
| 453 | Sammy Ellis |
| 454BASE | Checklist 6 / F.Rob Complete |
| 454 | Checklist 6 / F.Rob Partial |
| 455 | Rico Carty |
| 456 | John O'Donoghue |
| 457 | Jim Lefebvre |
| 458 | Lew Krausse |
| 459 | Dick Simpson |
| 460 | Jim Lonborg |
| 461 | Chuck Hiller |
| 462 | Barry Moore |
| 463 | Jim Schaffer |
| 464 | Don McMahon |
| 465 | Tommie Agee |
| 466 | Bill Dillman |
| 467 | Dick Howser |
| 468 | Larry Sherry |
| 469 | Ty Cline |
| 470 | Bill Freehan |
| 471 | Orlando Pena |
| 472 | Walter Alston |
| 473 | Al Worthington |
| 474 | Paul Schaal |
| 475 | Joe Niekro |
| 476 | Woody Woodward |
| 477 | Philadelphia Phillies Team Checklist |
| 478 | Dave McNally |
| 479 | Phil Gagliano |
| 480 | Oliva / Chico / Clemente |
| 481 | John Wyatt |
| 482 | Jose Pagan |
| 483 | Darold Knowles |
| 484 | Phil Roof |
| 485 | Ken Berry |
| 486 | Cal Koonce |
| 487 | Lee May |
| 488 | Dick Tracewski |
| 489 | Wally Bunker |
| 490 | Kill / Mays / Mantle |
| 491 | Denny Lemaster |
| 492 | Jeff Torborg |
| 493 | Jim McGlothlin |
| 494 | Raydecki |
| 495 | Leon Wagner |
| 496 | Steve Hamilton |
| 497 | St. Louis Cardinals Team Checklist |
| 498 | Bill Bryan |
| 499 | Steve Blass |
| 500 | Frank Robinson |
| 501 | John Odom |
| 502 | Mike Andrews |
| 503 | Al Jackson |
| 504 | Russ Snyder |
| 505 | Joe Sparma |
| 506 | Clarence Jones RC |
| 507 | Wade Blasingame |
| 508 | Duke Sims |
| 509 | Dennis Higgins |
| 510 | Ron Fairly |
| 511 | Bill Kelso |
| 512 | Grant Jackson |
| 513 | Hank Bauer |
| 514 | Al McBean |
| 515 | Russ Nixon |
| 516 | Pete Mikkelsen |
| 517 | Diego Segui |
| 518BASE | Checklist 7 / Boyer Error |
| 518 | Checklist 7 / Boyer |
| 519 | Jerry Stephenson |
| 520 | Lou Brock |
| 521 | Don Shaw |
| 522 | Wayne Causey |
| 523 | John Tsitouris |
| 524 | Andy Kosco |
| 525 | Jim Davenport |
| 526 | Bill Denehy |
| 527 | Tito Francona |
| 528 | Detroit Tigers Team Checklist |
| 529 | Bruce Von Hoff RC |
| 530 | B.Robinson / F.Robinson |
| 531 | Chuck Hinton |
| 532 | Luis Tiant |
| 533 | Wes Parker |
| 534 | Bob Miller |
| 535 | Danny Cater |
| 536 | Bill Short |
| 537 | Norm Siebern |
| 538 | Manny Jimenez |
| 539 | J.Ray RC / M.Ferraro RC |
| 540 | Nelson Briles |
| 541 | Sandy Alomar |
| 542 | John Boccabella |
| 543 | Bob Lee |
| 544 | Mayo Smith |
| 545 | Lindy McDaniel |
| 546 | Roy White |
| 547 | Dan Coombs |
| 548 | Bernie Allen |
| 549 | C.Motton RC / R.Nelson RC |
| 550 | Clete Boyer |
| 551 | Darrell Sutherland |
| 552 | Ed Kirkpatrick |
| 553 | Hank Aguirre |
| 554 | Oakland Athletics Team Checklist |
| 555 | Jose Tartabull |
| 556 | Dick Selma |
| 557 | Frank Quilici |
| 558 | Johnny Edwards |
| 559 | C.Taylor RC / L.Walker |
| 560 | Paul Casanova |
| 561 | Lee Elia |
| 562 | Jim Bouton |
| 563 | Ed Charles |
| 564 | Eddie Stanky |
| 565 | Larry Dierker |
| 566 | Ken Harrelson |
| 567 | Clay Dalrymple |
| 568 | Willie Smith |
| 569 | I.Murrell RC / L.Rohr RC |
| 570 | Rick Reichardt |
| 571 | Tony LaRussa |
| 572 | Don Bosch RC |
| 573 | Joe Coleman |
| 574 | Cincinnati Reds Team Checklist |
| 575 | Jim Palmer |
| 576 | Dave Adlesh |
| 577 | Fred Talbot |
| 578 | Orlando Martinez |
| 579 | L.Hisle RC / M.Lum RC |
| 580 | Bob Bailey |
| 581 | Garry Roggenburk |
| 582 | Jerry Grote |
| 583 | Gates Brown |
| 584 | Larry Shepard RC |
| 585 | Wilbur Wood |
| 586 | Jim Pagliaroni |
| 587 | Roger Repoz |
| 588 | Dick Schofield |
| 589 | R.Clark / M.Ogier RC |
| 590 | Tommy Harper |
| 591 | Dick Nen |
| 592 | John Bateman |
| 593 | Lee Stange |
| 594 | Phil Linz |
| 595 | Phil Ortega |
| 596 | Charlie Smith |
| 597 | Bill McCool |
| 598 | Jerry May |
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