25 Most Valuable 1967 Topps Baseball Cards

Written By Ross Uitts

Last Updated: March 26, 2025
Most Valuable 1967 Topps Baseball Cards

For several reasons, the 1967 Topps baseball card set remains one of the decade's favorites among vintage collectors.

From a design standpoint, Topps clearly focused on the players by featuring up-close photography, facsimile signatures and placing their names along the top. 

Rookie cards of Hall-of-Famers Tom Seaver and Rod Carew are an obvious draw.

Big-name stars like Mickey Mantle, Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, and Roberto Clemente also lure in many collectors.

And multiple variations make completing the set a solid challenge for "Master Set" collectors.

To put it simply, there is something for everyone in this set.

And in this guide, I walk through which are the ten most valuable.

 Let’s jump right in!

1967 Topps #581 Tom Seaver Rookie Card

Estimated PSA 8 NM-MT Value: $4,500

The Mets hit the lottery in 1962, literally and figuratively.

New York received a huge break when MLB Commissioner Willam Eckert voided star USC pitcher Tom Seaver's contract with the Atlanta Braves.

Teams were not allowed to sign players in the middle of a collegiate season, and Atlanta's mistake cost them the contractual rights to a future Hall-of-Famer.

From there, three teams swooped in and matched the Braves' initial $51,500 offer: the Mets, the Cleveland Indians, and the Philadelphia Phillies.

All three teams' names were thrown in the hat, and New York won out.

Fast forward to 1967, and Seaver was ready for his big-league shot.

On a 60-win team with little else going for it, the 22-year-old righty pitched valiantly.

By July, he earned his first All-Star Game nod with a 6-4 record and a pristine 2.70 ERA.

It was only up and away from there.

Seaver ended the '67 campaign with a franchise-record 16 wins, over 25% of the team's season total.

He also set franchise bests for ERA (2.76), complete games (18), and strikeouts (170).

Tom Terrific was undeniable in his maiden season, even as the Mets reinforced their reputation as the league's laughing stock.

Despite the Mets ' record, he earned his fair share of down-ballot MVP votes and captured 11 of 20 possible votes to nail down the 1967 NL Rookie of the Year award. 

1967 Topps #581 Tom Seaver Rookie Card

1967 Topps #569 Rod Carew Rookie Card

Estimated PSA 8 NM-MT Value: $2,900

Three years after locking down a contract with a Minnesota Twins, Rod Carew got his first big-league chance with a stacked Minnesota Twins squad.

The 21-year-old's reputation preceded him to the Twin Cities.

A dynamic five-tool player, Carew immediately figured into Minnesota's present and future plans as the team's starting second baseman.

"Carew can do it all," then-Twins president Calvin Griffith said. "He can run, throw, hit. He could be the American League All-Star second baseman if he put his mind to it."

Griffith hit it right on the nose.

Carew went 2-for-4 in his MLB debut on April 11th and just kept hitting from there.

With a steady glove at second base and a penchant for finding holes all over the diamond, Carew turned heads from day one.

So, it was no surprise when the Panama native rewarded Griffith's praise with his first All-Star Game nod.

Carew was a central piece of the puzzle for a Twins team in the middle of an American League pennant dogfight.

A season-ending three-game skid doomed 91-win Minnesota to a bitter second-place finish, one game behind the Boston Red Sox.

Heartbreak and hurt feelings aside, Carew's rookie season was a rousing success.

Named the 1967 AL Rookie of the Year, Carew slashed .292/.341/.409 with eight home runs, 22 doubles, seven triples, 66 runs scored, and 51 RBIs.

1967 Topps #569 Rod Carew Rookie Card

1967 Topps #150 Mickey Mantle

Estimated PSA 8 NM-MT Value: $2,800

By 1967,  time was winning the race against Yankees legend Mickey Mantle.

At least, by Mantle's sky-high standards.

Three years removed from leading the Majors in on-base percentage and OPS, the 35-year-old was noticeably slowed by brutal leg problems.

His mobility in center field had long since been compromised, leaving Yankees manager Ralph Houk no choice but to transition his aging star to first base.

The move placed a temporary bandaid over Mantle's injury troubles, allowing him to appear in 144 games, his highest total since the infamous home run chase of 1961.

At the plate, Mantle wasn't at the level of his three MVP seasons.

His bat speed declined, and his power to the opposite field was muted.

Still, The Mick slashed a respectable .245/.391/.434 with 22 home runs, 17 doubles, 63 runs scored, and 55 RBIs.

His 107 walks marked his first 100-walk season since leading the Majors with 122 in 1962.

Overall, it was a fine individual effort by Mantle in a lousy year for the 72-win Yankees, highlighted by his entry into the hallowed 500-home-run club on May 14th against the Orioles.

1967 Topps #150 Mickey Mantle Baseball Card

1967 Topps #128 Ed Spiezio

Estimated PSA 8 NM-MT Value: $2,250

Ed Spiezio spent nine years in the Majors, mainly with the St. Louis Cardinals and San Diego Padres.

Upon retiring from Major League Baseball in 1972, Spiezio had accumulated 367 hits, 39 home runs, 174 RBIs and 126 runs scored while sporting a lifetime .238 batting average.

He was also fortunate enough to collect a World Series ring with the Cardinals in '67.

But he's not exactly a household name.

And that's especially true when you compare him with some of the big-name legends on this list.

So why is his card so valuable?

Typically, it isn't worth all that much.

But if you are lucky enough to find the variation of the card where part of his last name is missing, it can be worth quite a bit in top condition.

To give you an idea of its rarity, PSA has graded 309 examples of the standard variation compared to 70 of the variation with part of his last name missing.

And of those 70, only 4 have achieved PSA 8 status, with none grading higher.

"Master Set" collectors looking to complete the very best 1967 Topps sets will pay up big-time for this card in a PSA 8 holder.

1967 Topps #128 Ed Spiezio (Most of 'Spie' Missing Variation) Baseball Card

1967 Topps #600 Brooks Robinson

Estimated PSA 8 NM-MT Value: $1,300

The year after a dominant World Series sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Baltimore Orioles caught a ton of bad breaks in 1967.

Baltimore’s starting rotation was decimated by injuries to Jim Palmer and Dave McNally, and the team’s offensive core underwhelmed compared to recent production.

After three consecutive 90-win seasons, the Orioles slid back to sixth in the American League standings at 76-85.

Everything that the Orioles relied on to win the title in 1966 seemed to fail them in ‘67.

Everything except Brooks Robinson.

As steady and sure-handed as he ever was, the best defensive third baseman in the Majors kept plugging away.

Earning his eighth consecutive Gold Glove and landing his eighth straight All-Star nod, Robinson hit to a .269/.328/.434 slash line with 22 homers, 25 doubles, five triples, 88 runs scored, and 77 RBIs.

He also provided the lone offensive highlight of the Midsummer Classic for the American League, homering off of Ferguson Jenkins in a 2-1 extra-inning loss.

1967 Topps #600 Brooks Robinson Baseball Card

1967 Topps #250 Hank Aaron

Estimated PSA 8 NM-MT Value: $1,200

In year fourteen of his legendary career, Atlanta Braves outfielder Hank Aaron had few firsts left to accomplish.

On May 10th, 1967, Aaron checked one of those stragglers off the list: scrambling around the bases in Philadelphia for his first-and-only inside-the-park home run.

Pitcher Jim Bunning looked surprised after the Little League round-tripper, as did Aaron himself.

Other than that mad dash, it was business as usual for the Braves great.

Aaron was predictably electric in ‘67, topping the Majors in runs scored (113) and leading the National League in home runs (39), slugging percentage (.573), and total bases (344).

After watching his batting average drop to .279 in 1966, Aaron jumped back over the .300 mark (.307) for the sixth time in seven years.

His 168 OPS+ was his highest since leading the Majors in 1963 (179).

Nine years into an eventual ten-year pennant drought, Aaron gave Braves fans something to hold onto during another frustrating season, finishing fifth in the NL MVP race and playing in his seventeenth straight All-Star Game.

1967 Topps #250 Hank Aaron Baseball Card

1967 Topps #200 Willie Mays

Estimated PSA 8 NM-MT Value: $1,100

After willing the San Francisco Giants within one game of a World Series berth in 1966, Willie Mays' body gave out on him in 1967.

Mays was sick for most of the '67 campaign.

His body was broken down by a constant wave of flu-like symptoms, an unfortunate situation that turned dangerous when he was hospitalized for five days in July.

When Mays returned to the Giants in August, he couldn't muster the energy to power his trademark swing.

And while he still captured his eleventh consecutive Gold Glove, Mays often looked lethargic in center over the last two months of the seasons.

"The Say Hey Kid" was understandably and completely out of sorts.

He set new full-season lows in multiple offensive categories, including batting average (.263), on-base percentage (.334), and home runs (22).

Despite the 36-year-old slugger's year-long journey through the baseball wilderness, the 91-71 Giants posted their fourth consecutive 90-win season and third straight second-place finish, 10.5 games behind the eventual World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals.

1967 Topps #200 Willie Mays Baseball Card

1967 Topps #430 Pete Rose

Estimated PSA 8 NM-MT Value: $1,050

After spending his first four years in the Majors as the Cincinnati Reds' starting second baseman, Pete Rose moved to left field in 1967 for 123 of his 148 games played.

Rose did a fine job in left, learning the angles and using his strong arm to keep baserunners honest.

He would transition to right field one year later, posting 20 outfield assists.

A natural at any position, Rose's athleticism and singular grit made the transition pretty seamless.

He could do anything on the baseball field and do it well, and his trademark hustle meant that very few opponents could keep up with him.

At the plate, Rose parlayed that work ethic into yet another fine season.

Rose eclipsed .300 for the third consecutive year (.301) and posted a .808 OPS, 12 home runs, 32 doubles, eight triples, 86 runs scored, 11 stolen bases, and 76 RBIs.

After a rare losing season in 1966, the fourth-place Reds climbed back over. 500 (87-75) for the sixth time in seven tries.

Rose was essential to Cincinnati's quick turnaround, nailing down his second All-Star appearance and a last-place finish in the NL MVP race.

1967 Topps #430 Pete Rose Baseball Card

1967 Topps #427 Ruben Gomez

Estimated PSA 8 NM-MT Value: $1,000

Ruben Gomez was arguably at his finest during his first two seasons in 1953 and 1954.

And there's no doubt the highlight of his career came during Game 3 of the 1954 World Series when he pitched 7.1 innings, allowing two earned runs on four hits to pick up the win over the Cleveland Indians.

The Giants would go on to sweep the Indians, giving Gomez his one and only World Series ring of his career.

However, by 1963, the 35-year-old Puerto Rican native was back in the Minors, bouncing around between AAA and AA.

Eventually, Gomez got one for shot at pitching in the Bigs when the Philadelphia Phillies utilized him out of the bullpen for 11.1 innings over seven games.

And that was it for his Major League career.

Now, what makes this card so pricey?

Gomez is one of multiple players in this set who can be found in one of two variations: one where his stats on the reverse are complete and one where they're not.

If you look at the bottom of the reverse of the Gomez card below, you'll notice that both the 1967 and Totals rows are all but missing.

This variation is much more difficult to find in high grade, and "Master Set" collectors are willing to pay the price.

1967 Topps #427 Ruben Gomez Baseball Card
1967 Topps #427 Ruben Gomez Baseball Card Variation With Stats Line Missing

1967 Topps #400 Roberto Clemente

Estimated PSA 8 NM-MT Value: $950

After 11 years of waiting, Pittsburgh Pirates right fielder Roberto Clemente finally chased down the NL MVP award in 1966.

It was an overdue crowning achievement for one of the game's greats.

Interestingly enough, though, Clemente's 1967 season was much better, and somehow, it wasn't enough for him to go back to back.

Clemente flat-out raked in '67, dumping balls to all fields with expert precision.

He was harder than ever to get out, as evidenced by a new career-best .400 on-base percentage.

Already a three-time NL batting champion, the third-place finisher in the NL MVP race ran away with his fourth in '67.

His .357 batting average stands as his career best.

He also hit for plenty of power, connecting on 23 home runs and crossing the 100-RBI mark (110) for the second consecutive year.

Clemente's MLB-best 209 hits were the saving grace for a backsliding Pirates squad.

They needed every one of those knocks to stave off their first losing season in three years, finishing at an even 81-81.

1967 Topps #400 Roberto Clemente Baseball Card

1967 Topps #252 Bob Bolin

Estimated PSA 8 NM-MT Value: $900


1967 Topps #252 Bob Bolin Baseball Card (White Streak Variation)

1967 Topps #355 Carl Yastrzemski

Estimated PSA 8 NM-MT Value: $625

Everything clicked for Carl Yastrzemski in '67.

He ran roughshod over the American League in the first half, earning his fourth All-Star nod with top-five placements in multiple offensive categories.

The fun didn't stop there.

Six games out at the break, the Red Sox scratched and clawed their way into an exhilarating four-team AL pennant scramble.

Ultimately, the Red Sox edged out the field.

And it was Yastrzemski who carried them over the finish line.

There's no better evidence of Yastrzemski's clutch impact than his Herculean performance in Boston's final twelve games.

Yaz hit a daffy .523 over the most crucial of stretches, plating sixteen and scoring fourteen times.

Oh yeah, he also captured the ninth Triple Crown in AL history, leading the league with a .326 average and pacing the Majors in home runs (44) and RBIs (121).

Yastrzemski's first MVP season was no debate.

From there, a familiar heartbreak punched Beantown in its collective gut.

Yastrzemski kept the pedal to the floor, going 10-for-25 (.400) against the St. Louis Cardinals with three homers, two doubles, four walks, four runs scored, and five RBIs.

Boston pulled even, erasing a 3-1 deficit with victories in Games 5 and 6.

Game 7 was a different story, as St. Louis ace Bob Gibson shut the door in a 7-2 win.

1967 Topps #355 Carl Yastrzemski Baseball Card

1967 Topps #374 Mel Queen

Estimated PSA 8 NM-MT Value: $500


1967 Topps #374 Mel Queen Baseball Card
1967 Topps #374 Mel Queen Baseball Card Reverse Side (Incomplete Line Under Stats Variation)

1967 Topps #447 Bo Belinsky

Estimated PSA 8 NM-MT Value: $500


1967 Topps #447 Bo Belinksy Baseball Card
1967 Topps #447 Bo Belinsky Baseball Card Variation With Stats Line Missing

1967 Topps #580 Rocky Colavito

Estimated PSA 8 NM-MT Value: $500

1967 was not Rocky Colavito’s year.

For starters, the nine-time All-Star was pushed by Cleveland Indians general manager to take a 25% pay cut for the 1967 season.

The outfielder was understandably incensed and held out before reaching a compromise in early March.

It got no better from there.

First-time manager Joe Adcock decided to platoon Colavito with three-time All-Star Leon Wagner, an arrangement that got under the skin of both players.

Frustration boiled over on the field and into the media.

Two days after a dugout altercation with Adcock, the Cleveland Press bashed Colavito in a scathing op-ed piece.

The writing was carved into the wall, and Colavito was ultimately shipped to the Chicago White Sox in late July.

It was a massive pickup for a Sox team fighting three other teams for AL supremacy, but it wasn’t enough to get them over the hump.

Chicago went just 31-30 in the final two months, falling to fourth in the league by season’s end.

Colavito’s tepid .606 OPS with the team didn’t help matters.

Altogether, the Rock slashed a new career-worst .231/.317/.333 between Cleveland and Chicago with eight homers, thirteen doubles, 30 runs scored, and 50 RBIs. 

1967 Topps #580 Rocky Colavito Baseball Card

1967 Topps #609 Tommy John

Estimated PSA 8 NM-MT Value: $500

Eight years before undergoing a revolutionary new surgery that would eventually bear his name, Tommy John was a hard-luck ace for a topsy-turvy White Sox club.

John’s 10-14 record with the AL’s fourth-place squad is quite misleading.

In 31 games (29 starts), John pitched to a lean 2.47 ERA with nine complete games and an MLB-best six shutouts.

He struck out 110 over 178.1 innings, pitching to contact and limiting his walks to an impressive 47.

The White Sox stumbled across the finish line, losing out in an epic four-team playoff battle.

That was, by no means, a reflection of the pitching staff.

John was just one of several White Sox pitchers who sparkled in 1967.

Chicago led all of baseball with a composite 2.45, 47 points clear of the San Francisco Giants in second place.

They nearly held their opponents to under three runs a game, finishing at an MLB-best 3.03.

The problem was the offense.

When the staff gave up three runs or more, it was usually game over.

White Sox hitters finished tied for second-worst in the Majors with a .225 batting average, wasting John’s stellar season with a scant 3.28 runs scored per game.

1967 Topps #609 Tommy John Baseball Card

1967 Topps #146 Steve Carlton

Estimated PSA 8 NM-MT Value: $425

In his first full season, 22-year-old St. Louis Cardinals lefty looked across the clubhouse to a living legend for inspiration.

“Steve learned more from (Bob) Gibson than he did from anybody,” Cards backstop Tim McCarver said. “The way he went about his independent selection of pitches. His refusal to listen to meetings because nobody could pitch like he could.”

Carlton would go on to have an all-time career worthy of Gibson’s tutelage, and 1967 was the first step towards that Cooperstown pedestal.

Holding down the middle of the rotation for the eventual NL champs, Carlton finished 14-9 with a 2.98 ERA.

He started 28 games, completing eleven, and struck out 168 batters in 193 innings pitched.

He got a little wild at times, as most young pitchers do.

Yet, Carlton was far from scared of the moment.

Carrying himself with a veteran presence that belied his years, the kid was a revelation for a dominant 101-win Cardinals team that finished over ten games clear of second place.

St. Louis would go on to win its second World Series in four years.

Carlton started just one game in the Classic, taking a hard-luck 3-1 loss with just one run surrendered in six innings pitched.

1967 Topps #146 Steve Carlton Baseball Card

1967 Topps #423 Fence Busters

Estimated PSA 8 NM-MT Value: $400

The 1967 Topps set featured 13 differe player combo cards that each centered around a specific theme.

In the case of Willie Mays and Willie McCovey, they shared a "Fence Busters" card that celebrated their penchant for the long ball.

In 1966, the duo combined for 73 home runs (Mays: 37, McCovey: 36) but "only" 53 during the 1967 campaign (Mays: 22, McCovey: 31).

Both would eventually join the "500 Club" as McCovey belted 521 homers over his career while Mays took things even farther by smashing 660 career home runs.

The reverse of the card states,"These two ballplayers can give any pitcher "The Willies." Since winning the Rookie of the Year Award in 1951, Willie Mays has been one of the game's super-stars. In 1954 he led the National League with a .345 batting average. The following season Willie blasted 51 homers to lead the circuit. He continued his fence busting and led the N.L. in home runs in 1962, 1864 and 1965. Last year, Willie topped the San Francisco Giants in homers, runs batted in, runs scored, and doubles. Going into the 1967 campaign, Willie had 542 career home runs! The other half of this awesome duo is Willie McCovey. McCovey started his big league career in a similar fashion to Willie Mays. In 1959, he was named as the National League Rookie of the Year. He had a fine year in 1963, tying Hank Aaron for National League home run honors with 44.

1967 Topps #423 Willie Mays and Willie McCovey Fence Busters Baseball Card

1967 Topps #210 Bob Gibson

Estimated PSA 8 NM-MT Value: $350

One season before the most extraordinary Cy Young campaign in history, the immortal Bob Gibson was made temporarily mortal by a literal bad break.

Four games into the season’s second half, the five-time All-Star suffered a fractured leg.

Instead of leaving the mound, the consummate gamer pitched to three more batters before his fibula shattered.

Just as short and unfazed as ever, the future Hall-of-Famer kept pitching until the house completely burned down.

“Initially, the bone had been fractured but not separated. It was only when I came down on it so hard that it broke cleanly in two,” Gibson admitted in his autobiography. “If that hadn’t happened, I might have continued the season uninterrupted.”

In true Bob Gibson fashion, the Cardinals ace returned after eight weeks in even better form.

He dazzled as St. Louis cruised to an NL title, including a complete-game, zero-earned run punctuation mark to finish his regular season.

And in the World Series, the 31-year-old righty added more fuel to his legendary fire.

Gibson fired off complete-game wins in all three of his starts, including the Game 7 clincher.

He also hit a homer in the deciding contest because of course he did.

Named World Series MVP less than three months after breaking his leg, Gibson was undoubtedly built differently.

1967 Topps #210 Bob Gibson Baseball Card

1967 Topps #215 Ernie Banks

Estimated PSA 8 NM-MT Value: $350

Chicago Cubs icon Ernie Banks' long-simmering quarrel with manager Leo Durocher is well documented.

So, it was perhaps surprising when the venerable first baseman was named as a player/coach before the 1967 MLB season got underway.

However, it made perfect sense.

Fifteen years into his Hall-of-Fame career, the 36-year-old played his 2000th big-league game early in the '67 campaign.

It would logically follow that Banks would step back a bit from there.

So much for that.

After a relative down year in 1966, Banks turned the power back on in '67.

He crossed the 20-home run mark for the third time in four years (23), and his 95 RBIs were more in line with his usual production.

Named to his 13th All-Star team, the down-ballot MVP candidate was a big reason why the Cubs finished with their highest win total (87) since 1945.

It was just the second winning season for Wrigley's lovable losers in 21 tries.

All the good vibes weren't enough to chase down the juggernaut Cardinals, but it was enough to spring hope eternal for a vexed franchise.

Banks was the party host all year, slashing .276/.310/.455 with 26 doubles, four triples, 158 hits, and 68 runs scored.

1967 Topps #215 Ernie Banks Baseball Card

1967 Topps #140 Willie Stargell

Estimated PSA 8 NM-MT Value: $325

Fair or not, Pittsburgh Pirates slugger Willie Stargell was a regular target for fans and media members alike.

The Buccos couldn't get over the pennant hump in 1965 and 1966, finishing at 90 wins or better each year only to finish third.

And Stargell was often the scapegoat for the team's failures.

He was a defensive liability in left field, hampered by bad knees.

And, as obviously follows, he wasn't much of a baserunner.

Still, it made no sense to pile on a hitter coming off a .315 season, primarily since he had crushed 81 home runs over the previous three.

The fans didn't care, though.

And neither did the media.

The Pirates wandered aimlessly to a .500 record in 1967, which meant Stargell got roasted on the regular.

It didn't help that his numbers took a dive.

In 136 games played, the 27-year-old hit to a .271/.365/.465 slash line with 20 home runs, 18 doubles, six triples, 54 runs scored, and 73 RBIs.

It was far from a bad year.

Yet, it wasn't good enough to keep the vultures from circling.

1967 Topps #140 Willie Stargell Baseball Card

1967 Topps #285 Lou Brock

Estimated PSA 8 NM-MT Value: $325

Speaking of Cardinals legends, Lou Brock ran his way to his best season thus far in 1967.

In 1966, the noted speedster swiped an MLB-leading 74 bases. However, Brock's offensive production took a dip from the highs of the previous two campaigns.

In '67, he had a much more balanced year.

Brock was the fuse that lit the 101-win Cardinals' explosive season.

The 28-year-old once again led the National League with 52 stolen bases and added new career bests in plate appearances (an NL-best 724), runs scored (an MLB-best 113), home runs (21), RBIs (76), and hits (206).

Brock also narrowly missed out on his second .300 season, hitting .299 with a .799 OPS.

In the World Series, the Hall-of-Famer-to-be did what he did best: spark the Cardinals offense.

He scored both St. Louis runs in a 2-1 Game 1 victory.

He continued to deliver clutch at-bat after clutch at-bat, ending the Fall Classic with a .414 batting average (12-for-29), a 1.107 OPS, four extra-base hits, three RBIs, eight runs scored, and an eye-popping seven stolen bases.

It took a one-of-a-kind masterclass by Bob Gibson to deny Brock a World Series MVP award.

1967 Topps #285 Lou Brock Baseball Card

1967 Topps #476 Tony Perez

Estimated PSA 8 NM-MT Value: $325

After two seasons of platoon work at first base, Perez moved to the opposite corner in 1967 and broke out into star territory.

The newly-minted third baseman played in 156 games in 1967, 52 more than his career high to that point.

He rewarded manager Dave Bristol for his faith, churning out his first All-Star season and an eighth-place finish on the NL MVP ballot.

Speaking of the All-Star Game, Perez shined bright on his first big stage: homering in the 15th inning to lift the NL to a 2-1 win.

He’d go on to say that it was “the game I’ll never forget.”

Perez returned to Cincinnati for the second half as the All-Star MVP.

From there, he continued to make his name with an impressive second half.

The 25-year-old Cuban native ended the year with a .290/.328/.490 slash line, 26 homers, 28 doubles, seven triples, 78 runs scored, and 102 RBIs. Without Perez’s explosive contributions, the fourth-place Reds would likely have fallen closer to the crowded middle.

Given time, he’d become a household name and a top contributor for the vaunted Big Red Machine.

1967 Topps #476 Tony Perez Baseball Card

1967 Topps #604 Boston Red Sox

Estimated PSA 8 NM-MT Value: $325


1967 Topps #604 Boston Red Sox Team Baseball Card

1967 Topps #475 Jim Palmer

Estimated PSA 8 NM-MT Value: $275

The warning signs were there for Jim Palmer in 1966.

They became full-blown alarms in '67.

In '66, the young phenom topped 200 innings (208.1) with sustained flashes of future greatness.

The problem came during Baltimore's World Series sweep of the Dodgers when Palmer noticed soreness in his pitching arm.

Palmer quickly shoved that out of mind, sprinting out of the gates in '67.

His hot start reached a crescendo on May 12th when he faced the minimum in a scintillating one-hit complete-game win over the Yankees.

Disappointingly, it would be Palmer's last hurrah during the 1967 season.

The 21-year-old's right shoulder tightened with extreme discomfort during his one-hitter.

It got worse during his next outing.

Palmer lasted just one inning and was shown the door back to the minor leagues.

The future Hall-of-Famer later said that he believed bicep tendinitis segued into a full-blown torn rotator cuff.

Whatever it was, Palmer pitched seven games in the Minors before returning to the big-league club for two final late-season starts.

It was an extremely frustrating year for both Palmer and the underachieving Orioles as a collective.

1967 Topps #475 Jim Palmer Baseball Card

1967 Topps Baseball Cards In Review

It's pretty easy to see why this set is among the more popular ones of the 1960s.

You can't deny the attractiveness of the Tom Seaver and Rod Carew rookie cards, along with the base cards of several big names like Mantle, Aaron, Mays, Rose, Clemente, and more.

And the design is very easy on the eyes.

True, some collectors think Topps went a little heavy on the amount of up-close profile pictures and would have preferred more shots of players posing with bats, gloves, etc.

Still, the focus on the player is very apparent in this set and widely appreciated among vintage collectors.

Unopened Pack of 1967 Topps Baseball Cards

Within the set were also several different subsets, including:

  • World Series Highlights (#151 - 155)
  • League Leaders (#233 - 244)
  • Rookie Stars
  • Player Combo Cards
  • Checklists

This set also notably marked the first time that Topps crossed the 600-card barrier, introducing a sizeable 609-card checklist to keep collectors busy.

Advanced collectors are also drawn more and more these days to the 1967 Venezuela Topps set that be quite challenging to complete.

This set is always a pleasure to look through and should be a hobby favorite for years to come.