#620 Dean Chance - Minnesota Twins

Wilmer Dean Chance
Minnesota Twins
Pitcher

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'3"  Weight:  200
Born:  June 1, 1941, Wooster, OH

Signed:  Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent before 1959 season
Major League Teams:  Los Angeles Angels 1961-65; California Angels 1966; Minnesota Twins 1967-69; Cleveland Indians 1970; New York Mets 1970; Detroit Tigers 1971

Died:  October 11, 2015, Wooster, OH (age 74)

Dean Chance shot to stardom early and enjoyed several dominant seasons with the Angels and Twins in the mid-1960s.  He was the youngest ever (at the time) to win the Cy Young Award in 1964 when as a 23-year-old he went 20-9 with a 1.65 ERA for the Angels.  He led the league that season in wins, ERA, complete games, shutouts and innings pitched and was third in the league with 207 strikeouts.  Against the powerhouse Yankees, Chance made five starts throwing four complete games and three shutouts, pitching to an 0.18 ERA over 50 innings.  He was an All-Star in 1964 and 1967.  Desperate for offense, the Angels dealt Chance to the Twins before the 1967 season.  He won 20 games that season, pitching a no-hitter against the Indians on August 25th, and Chance was named American League Comeback Player of the Year for his efforts

He spent the final seasons of his big league career with Twins, Indians, Mets and Tigers, primarily as a reliever.  Chance retired with a career 128-115 record and a 2.92 ERA over 406 appearances.  His 1,534 career strikeouts are currently 219th all-time and he was inducted into the Angels Hall of Fame in 2015.

Some text for this post originally appeared on my 1965 Topps blog.

Building the Set / Card #588
September 21, 2025 from The Philly Show (America's Pastime)

On Sunday morning, September 21st, I made the hour-long drive to the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pennsylvania for the latest installment of the Philadelphia Sports Card & Memorabilia Show, known to its friends as The Philly Show.  The show has a legitimate official sponsor (eBay) and the advertisement for the event notes the show is in its 50th year.  I hadn't attended a baseball card show since the last Philly Show in December, and I was flying solo to this one as our oldest son is in his first month of college at Villanova.  I posted a full summary of the show over at The Phillies Room.

I made stops at six tables at the show, all yielding needed cards for our 1969 Topps set, and I left the show with just 16 more cards to go for my version of a complete set.  The first place I stopped was a table with well-organized and well-marked binders of commons and semi-stars with 20% Off notes across the front of each binder.  

I took my time and found 32 commons and semi-stars needed before asking to see the dealer's star cards from the set.  It turned out this first purchase was also my biggest, as I spent over half my allotted budget here, America's Pastime from Fair Lawn, New Jersey, before moving on to my second stop.  This was the 29th of 36 total cards bought from America's Pastime, and the 29th of 91 cards for set added overall on the day, and it cost a little over $4 after the dealer discount.

The Card / Twins Team Set / Accuracy Index -8

Holy cow, the photo used here dates back to at least 1961 as it's from the same photo session that gave Topps the picture for Chance's 1962 rookie card.  That has to be a record for the set.  Topps had a photo of Chance in a Twins hat for his 1968 card, so I wonder why they just didn't recycle that photo?  His 1964 Cy Young Award win is highlighted in cartoon form on the back of the card, and the write-up highlights his solid stats from the 1968 season.

Accuracy Index:  It's too late to redo my scoring system now, but I would definitely dock more points for "photo is greater than five years old" if I ever did.

1969 Season
In his third and final season with the Twins, Chance was 5-4 with a 2.95 ERA in 20 appearances, including 15 starts.  A bad back limited him to 88 1/3 innings pitched.  Chance saw the only postseason action of his career, as the Twins were the first American League West champions.  Chance and several other Twins pitchers got hit hard in an 11-2 Game 3 series-clinching win by the Orioles.

1962 Topps #194

1963 Topps #355

1965 Topps #140

1968 Topps #255

1971 Topps #36

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1962 Topps #194
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (10):  1962-71
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  2007 Upper Deck Sweet Spot Classic #135
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards:  122 in the Beckett online database as of 10/25/25.

Sources:  
Baseball Reference / SABR / Wikipedia

Beckett Database / The Trading Card Database
1965 Topps Blog

#619 Royals Rookie Stars / #621 Bill Voss - California Angels

#619 Royals Rookie Stars - Bill Butler / Pat Kelly / Juan Rios

William Franklin Butler
Kansas City Royals
Pitcher

Bats:  Left  Throws:  Left  Height:  6'2"  Weight:  210
Born:  March 12, 1947, Hyattsville, MD
Drafted:  Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 37th round of the 1965 amateur draft, June 8, 1965
Major League Teams:  Kansas City Royals 1969-71; Cleveland Indians 1972; Minnesota Twins 1974-75, 1977

Harold Patrick Kelly
Kansas City Royals
Outfield

Bats:  Left  Throws:  Left  Height:  6'1"  Weight:  185
Born:  July 30, 1944, Philadelphia, PA
Signed:  Signed by the Minnesota Twins as an amateur free agent, September 11, 1962
Major League Teams:  Minnesota Twins 1967-68; Kansas City Royals 1969-70; Chicago White Sox 1971-76; Baltimore Orioles 1977-80; Cleveland Indians 1981

World Series Appearances:  Baltimore Orioles 1979
Died:  October 2, 2005, Chambersburg, PA (age 61)

Juan Onofre Velez Rios
Kansas City Royals
Infield

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'3"  Weight:  185
Born:  July 14, 1942, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
Signed:  Signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent before 1965 season
Major League Teams:  Kansas City Royals 1969

Died:  August 28, 1995, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico (age 53)

Bill Butler was a mainstay in the Royals' starting pitching rotation over the first two years of the franchise's existence.  Drafted from the Tigers as the 22nd pick in the 1968 expansion draft, Butler spent the entire 1969 season with the Royals, making 29 starts and 34 appearances overall.  He tied with Roger Nelson (#279) for the second most starts on the club, with only Wally Bunker (#137) and his 31 starts eclipsing Butler and Nelson.  Butler returned to the rotation in 1970, slotted as the number three starter behind Bunker and Dick Drago (#662).  He pitched in the minors for most of 1972 and 1973, joining the Twins following the 1973 season.  Butler appeared in 55 games for the Twins over parts of three seasons, last pitching in the majors in 1977.  In 134 big league games, he was 23-35 with a 4.21 ERA.

Pat Kelly was a 15-year big leaguer, finding the most success over six seasons as the regular right fielder for the White Sox.  Kelly appeared in 20 games for the Twins in 1967 and 1968, before becoming a regular with the expansion Royals.  He had one of the best seasons of his career in the Royals' inaugural year of 1969, batting .264 with 20 doubles, eight home runs and 32 RBIs.  He'd join the White Sox in 1971, earning an All-Star Game nod in 1973.  Kelly moved on to the Orioles in 1977, hitting career highs for RBIs in 1977 with 49 and for home runs in 1978 with 11.  Now a bench player, he helped the Orioles reach the World Series in 1979, and he was 1 for 4, with a walk, in pinch-hitting appearances in the Fall Classic against the Pirates.  Kelly retired following the 1981 season, having appeared in 1,385 games and batting .264 with 76 home runs, 418 RBIs and 250 stolen bases.  A born again Christian, Kelly became an ordained minister following his playing days.

1970 Topps #89

Juan Rios' sole season in the majors came in 1969 as a back-up middle infielder for the Royals.  Originally signed by the Mets, he played in three minor league seasons in their organization before the Expos selected him in the annual rule 5 draft.  On March 15, 1969, the Expos sold his contract to the Royals, and he was required to remain on their big league roster all season or be returned to the Mets.  Rios made 43 starts throughout the year - 30 at second base, 10 at shortstop and three at third base.  In 87 games overall, he batted .224 with five doubles, a home run and five RBIs.  Rios played for six more seasons after his stint with the Royals, last playing professionally in 1975 for the Bravos de Reynosa in the Mexican League

Building the Set / Card #587
September 21, 2025 from The Philly Show (America's Pastime)

On Sunday morning, September 21st, I made the hour-long drive to the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pennsylvania for the latest installment of the Philadelphia Sports Card & Memorabilia Show, known to its friends as The Philly Show.  The show has a legitimate official sponsor (eBay) and the advertisement for the event notes the show is in its 50th year.  I hadn't attended a baseball card show since the last Philly Show in December, and I was flying solo to this one as our oldest son is in his first month of college at Villanova.  I posted a full summary of the show over at The Phillies Room.

I made stops at six tables at the show, all yielding needed cards for our 1969 Topps set, and I left the show with just 16 more cards to go for my version of a complete set.  The first place I stopped was a table with well-organized and well-marked binders of commons and semi-stars with 20% Off notes across the front of each binder.  

I took my time and found 32 commons and semi-stars needed before asking to see the dealer's star cards from the set.  It turned out this first purchase was also my biggest, as I spent over half my allotted budget here, America's Pastime from Fair Lawn, New Jersey, before moving on to my second stop.  This was the 28th of 36 total cards bought from America's Pastime, and the 28th of 91 cards for set added overall on the day, and it cost a little over $4 after the dealer discount.

The Card / Royals Team Set

Butler Accuracy Index -8 / Kelly Accuracy Index +10 / Rios Accuracy Index -8
This is the rookie card for all three players.  I'm guessing Butler is wearing a Tigers hat here, and I'll take a wild stab that Rios is actually wearing an Expos uniform.  Topps would have had time to get a picture of Rios in his Expos garb during spring training, and then pivoted to the logo less hat once he joined the Royals.

Accuracy Index:  It's interesting Topps had a perfectly good photo of Kelly for this card, but they went the blotched out logo route for the photo used on his 1970 Topps card.

1969 Season - Butler
Butler was a pleasant surprise for the expansion club, going 9-10 with a 3.90 ERA in 193 2/3 innings pitched, in what was by far his best season in the majors.  His 156 strikeouts were 10th best in the league, and his four shutouts were fourth best.  Butler's efforts landed him a spot on the Topps 1969 All-Star Rookie team as the squad's left-handed pitcher.

1970 Topps #377

1971 Topps #681

1975 Topps #549

1976 Topps #619

Other Notable Baseball Cards - Butler
First Mainstream Card:  1969 Topps #619
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (5):  1969-71, 1975-76
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  1978 SSPC 270 #61
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards:  27 in the Beckett online database as of 10/25/25.

Sources - Butler:  
Baseball Reference / Wikipedia

Beckett Database / The Trading Card Database

1969 Season - Kelly
Kelly played his way into a regular outfield role for the Royals, starting more games in right field (60) than any other player while tying Bob Oliver (#662) with 44 starts in center field.  Kelly led the Royals with 40 stolen bases in 53 attempts.

1969 Season - Rios
Rios gave manager Joe Gordon (#484) a defensive and pinch-running option late in games, although he did commit nine errors in 221 chances for a .959 fielding percentage.

1970 Topps #57

1972 Topps #326

1975 Topps #82

1979 Topps #188

1982 Topps #417

Other Notable Baseball Cards - Kelly
First Mainstream Card:  1969 Topps #619
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (13):  1969-80, 1982
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  1982 Topps #417
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards:  53 in the Beckett online database as of 10/25/25.

Sources - Kelly:  
Baseball Reference / Wikipedia

Beckett Database / The Trading Card Database

Other Notable Baseball Cards - Rios
First Mainstream Card:  1969 Topps #619
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (2):  1969-70
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  1970 Topps #89
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards:  10 in the Beckett online database as of 10/25/25.

Sources - Rios:  
Baseball Reference / Wikipedia

Beckett Database / The Trading Card Database

#618 Ramon Webster - Oakland Athletics / #620 Dean Chance - Minnesota Twins

#618 Ramon Webster - Oakland Athletics

Ramon Alberto Webster
Oakland Athletics
First Base

Bats:  Left  Throws:  Left  Height:  6'0"  Weight:  185
Born:  August 31, 1942, Colon, Panama
Signed:  Signed by the Kansas City Athletics as an amateur free agent before 1963 season
Major League Teams:  Kansas City Athletics 1967; Oakland Athletics 1968-69; San Diego Padres 1970-71; Oakland Athletics 1971; Chicago Cubs 1971

Ramon Webster's impressive spring training with the Athletics in 1967 earned him a spot on their opening day roster, and he'd eventually take over the regular first baseman's job from Danny Cater (#44).  He'd suffer a leg injury at some point in the season that curtailed his productivity and evidently limited his output over the rest of his playing career.  Webster never came close to the career highs he set in 1967 in games played (122), runs (41), hits (92), home runs (11) or RBIs (51).  He'd find some success with the Padres in 1970, appearing in 95 games and batting .259.  Webster appeared with three different teams in 1971, his last year in the majors, wrapping up his big league career with 16 games for the Cubs.  He'd be a mainstay with the Athletics' Triple-A teams in the early to mid 1970s.  Webster played in 380 big league games, batting .244 with 31 doubles, 17 home runs and 98 RBIs.

Building the Set / Card #586
September 21, 2025 from The Philly Show (America's Pastime)

On Sunday morning, September 21st, I made the hour-long drive to the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pennsylvania for the latest installment of the Philadelphia Sports Card & Memorabilia Show, known to its friends as The Philly Show.  The show has a legitimate official sponsor (eBay) and the advertisement for the event notes the show is in its 50th year.  I hadn't attended a baseball card show since the last Philly Show in December, and I was flying solo to this one as our oldest son is in his first month of college at Villanova.  I posted a full summary of the show over at The Phillies Room.

I made stops at six tables at the show, all yielding needed cards for our 1969 Topps set, and I left the show with just 16 more cards to go for my version of a complete set.  The first place I stopped was a table with well-organized and well-marked binders of commons and semi-stars with 20% Off notes across the front of each binder.  

I took my time and found 32 commons and semi-stars needed before asking to see the dealer's star cards from the set.  It turned out this first purchase was also my biggest, as I spent over half my allotted budget here, America's Pastime from Fair Lawn, New Jersey, before moving on to my second stop.  This was the 27th of 36 total cards bought from America's Pastime, and the 27th of 91 cards for set added overall on the day, and it cost a little over $2 after the dealer discount.

The Card / Athletics Team Set / Accuracy Index +5

This is Webster's third and final appearance in a Topps flagship set, and it's odd he'd not appear as a Padre in the 1970 or 1971 Topps sets.  The photo used here is from spring training in 1968 or 1969, displaying the new "A" logo on the team's hat following their move from Kansas City to Oakland.  I didn't know anything about Webster before adding this card to our set build, and it's a shame his injury cost him the ability to contribute to the upcoming A's dynasty of the early 1970s.

Accuracy Index:  Webster's card earns a solid +5.

1969 Season
Webster was used primarily as a pinch-hitter in 1969, batting .260 overall in 64 games with a home run and 13 RBIs.  He pinch hit in 49 of those 64 games, batting .256 in that role.

1967 Topps #603

1968 Topps #164

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1967 Topps #603
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (3):  1967-69
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  1969 Topps #618
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards:  15 in the Beckett online database as of 10/25/25.

Sources:  
Baseball Reference / Wikipedia

Beckett Database / The Trading Card Database

#617 Jesse Gonder - San Diego Padres / #619 Royals Rookie Stars

#616 Don McMahon - Detroit Tigers

Donald John McMahon
Detroit Tigers
Pitcher

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'2"  Weight:  215
Born:  January 4, 1930, Brooklyn, NY
Signed:  Signed by the Boston Braves as an amateur free agent before 1950 season
Major League Teams:  Milwaukee Braves 1957-62; Houston Colt .45s 1962-63; Cleveland Indians 1964-66; Boston Red Sox 1966; Chicago White Sox 1967-68; Detroit Tigers 1968-69; San Francisco Giants 1969-74

World Series Appearances:  Milwaukee Braves 1957-58; Detroit Tigers 1968
Died:  July 22, 1987, Los Angeles, CA (age 57)

One of the most durable relievers of his era, Don McMahon never spent a day on the disabled list during his lengthy 18-year big league career.  McMahon pitched five scoreless innings in three games against the Yankees in the 1957 World Series, helping the Braves win their first and only championship while in Milwaukee.  In 1958, his second year in the majors, he was named to the All-Star team as the Braves again won the National League pennant.  McMahon appeared in at least 30 games every season between 1957 and 1972, setting a personal high with 70 appearances in 1964.  He saved at least 10 games in seven different seasons.  McMahon won his second World Series ring with the Tigers in 1968, appearing in 45 games and earning a 1.98 ERA.  He'd finish up his lengthy career with six seasons in the Giants' bullpen, serving as a player-pitching coach for the team in the early 1970s.

Upon his retirement, McMahon's 874 career games pitched were fourth on the all-time list behind Hoyt Wilhelm (#565), Lindy McDaniel (#191) and Cy Young.  He's currently 37th all-time in games pitched, and he started only twice throughout his career.  McMahon was 90-68 lifetime with a 2.96 ERA, 152 saves and 1,003 strikeouts.  He served as the pitching coach for the Giants (1972-75, 1980-82), Twins (1976-77) and Indians (1983-85).  McMahon was working as an instructional coach and scout for the Dodgers in 1987 when he passed away after suffering a heart attack.

Some text for this post originally appeared on my 1965 Topps blog.

Building the Set / Card #585
September 21, 2025 from The Philly Show (America's Pastime)

On Sunday morning, September 21st, I made the hour-long drive to the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pennsylvania for the latest installment of the Philadelphia Sports Card & Memorabilia Show, known to its friends as The Philly Show.  The show has a legitimate official sponsor (eBay) and the advertisement for the event notes the show is in its 50th year.  I hadn't attended a baseball card show since the last Philly Show in December, and I was flying solo to this one as our oldest son is in his first month of college at Villanova.  I posted a full summary of the show over at The Phillies Room.

I made stops at six tables at the show, all yielding needed cards for our 1969 Topps set, and I left the show with just 16 more cards to go for my version of a complete set.  The first place I stopped was a table with well-organized and well-marked binders of commons and semi-stars with 20% Off notes across the front of each binder.  

I took my time and found 32 commons and semi-stars needed before asking to see the dealer's star cards from the set.  It turned out this first purchase was also my biggest, as I spent over half my allotted budget here, America's Pastime from Fair Lawn, New Jersey, before moving on to my second stop.  This was the 26th of 36 total cards bought from America's Pastime, and the 26th of 91 cards for set added overall on the day, and it cost a little over $4 after the dealer discount.

The Card / Tigers Team Set / Accuracy Index -8

Topps had a habit of using unflattering pictures of McMahon for his baseball cards, and a hatless version of this photo appears on his 1968 Topps card.  He appears to be wearing a road Red Sox uniform here, as the White Sox, his team in 1967 and 1968, had blue-ish road uniforms during those years.  As depicted in the cartoon on the back, and as backed up by his SABR biography, McMahon worked the off-seasons as a scout for the Oakland Raiders.

Accuracy Index:  McMahon's card scores a -8 for the former team jersey and blacked out hat.

1969 Season
McMahon began the season back in the Tigers' bullpen, where he appeared in 34 games and was 3-5 with a 3.89 ERA in 60 2/3 innings pitched.  He was the club's saves leader with 11.  On August 8th, and with the Tigers still in the hunt for the American League East pennant, the 39-year-old McMahon was traded to the Giants for a player to be named later.  The Giants sent Cesar Gutierrez (#16) to the Tigers on September 2nd.  McMahon relieved in 13 games for the Giants, going 3-1 with a 3.04 ERA and a pair of saves.

1958 Topps #147

1963 Topps #395

1968 Topps #464

1972 Topps #509

1974 Topps #78

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1958 Topps #147
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (17):  1958-74
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  1974 Topps #78
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards:  78 in the Beckett online database as of 10/24/25.

Sources:  
Baseball Reference / SABR / Wikipedia

Beckett Database / The Trading Card Database
1965 Topps Blog

#615 Len Gabrielson - Los Angeles Dodgers / #617 Jesse Gonder - San Diego Padres

#614 Astros Rookie Stars - Tom Griffin / Skip Guinn

Thomas James Griffin
Houston Astros
Pitcher

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'3"  Weight:  210
Born:  February 22, 1948, Los Angeles, CA
Drafted:  Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1966 amateur draft, January 29, 1966
Major League Teams:  Houston Astros 1969-76; San Diego Padres 1976-77; California Angels 1978; San Francisco Giants 1979-81; Pittsburgh Pirates 1982

Dragon Eugene Guinn
Houston Astros
Pitcher

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Left  Height:  5'10"  Weight:  180
Born:  October 25, 1944, St. Charles, MO
Signed:  Signed by the Milwaukee Braves as an amateur free agent before 1964 season
Major League Teams:  Atlanta Braves 1968; Houston Astros 1969, 1971

A star high school athlete from Los Angeles, Tom Griffin pitched in 14 big league seasons, primarily with the Astros.  Griffin's rookie season was perhaps his best, as he was 11-10 with a 3.54 ERA in 31 starts.  He had exactly 200 strikeouts in 188 1/3 innings pitched.  Griffin would move back and forth between the rotation and the bullpen with the Astros over the next 6 1/2 seasons, winning 14 games in 1974 and crossing the 200 inning plateau for the only time in the majors with 211 innings pitched.  Picked up on waivers by the Padres in August 1976, Griffin spent a year and a half in San Diego.  He'd finish his career with the Angels, Giants and Pirates, having a mini resurgence with the Giants in 1980, going 5-1 with a 2.76 ERA mostly in relief.  For his career, Griffin was 77-94 in 401 games pitched, with a 4.07 ERA.  He had 1,054 strikeouts in 1,494 2/3 innings pitched.  His 81 career wild pitches currently rank 200th on the all-time list, and he twice led the league in hit batters in 1980 (8) and 1981 (7).

Skip Guinn made 35 relief appearances with the Braves and Astros between 1968 and 1971.  He pitched in three games with the Braves in 1968, was left unprotected in the 1968 expansion draft, and was the 17th pick overall by the Expos.  Guinn was then dealt to the Astros on April 8, 1969 when Donn Clendenon (#208) refused to report to Houston following his trade from Montreal.  Guinn pitched in a career-high 28 games for the Astros in 1969, and a series of rough outings saw his ERA at 6.67 for the season.  He'd spend all of 1970 in the minor leagues and make four more relief appearances with the Astros in 1971.  Guinn pitched in the Astros, Cubs and Royals organizations through the 1973 season before retiring.  His grandson, Kyle Harrison, has pitched with the Giants and Red Sox the past three seasons.

Building the Set / Card #584
September 21, 2025 from The Philly Show (America's Pastime)

On Sunday morning, September 21st, I made the hour-long drive to the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pennsylvania for the latest installment of the Philadelphia Sports Card & Memorabilia Show, known to its friends as The Philly Show.  The show has a legitimate official sponsor (eBay) and the advertisement for the event notes the show is in its 50th year.  I hadn't attended a baseball card show since the last Philly Show in December, and I was flying solo to this one as our oldest son is in his first month of college at Villanova.  I posted a full summary of the show over at The Phillies Room.

I made stops at six tables at the show, all yielding needed cards for our 1969 Topps set, and I left the show with just 16 more cards to go for my version of a complete set.  The first place I stopped was a table with well-organized and well-marked binders of commons and semi-stars with 20% Off notes across the front of each binder.  

I took my time and found 32 commons and semi-stars needed before asking to see the dealer's star cards from the set.  It turned out this first purchase was also my biggest, as I spent over half my allotted budget here, America's Pastime from Fair Lawn, New Jersey, before moving on to my second stop.  This was the 25th of 36 total cards bought from America's Pastime, and the 25th of 91 cards for set added overall on the day, and it cost a little over $1.50 after the dealer discount.

The Card / Astros Team Set / Griffin Accuracy Index -3 / Guinn Accuracy Index +5
This is the rookie card for both.  Griffin may be wearing an Astros hat, and Guinn definitely is.  Kudos to Topps for rushing a photo of Guinn, as he was acquired by the Astros on opening day.

Accuracy Index:  Griffin loses points for the mystery hat, and Guinn's half of the card scores a +5.

1969 Season - Griffin
Griffin won a roster spot out of spring training, and slotted into the starting pitching rotation behind Don Wilson (#202) and Larry Dierker (#411).  All three pitchers would finish the season with at least 200 strikeouts, as Griffin reached the mark with nine strikeouts in his final start of the season on September 28th.  Griffin led all National League pitchers in strikeouts per nine innings with a 9.558 mark.

1969 Season - Guinn
Guinn was 1-2 with the aforementioned 6.67 ERA for the Astros.  In four different outings, he allowed runs without recording an out.  With the Double-A Savannah Senators, Guinn made one start and threw seven shutout innings. 

1970 Topps #578

1973 Topps #468

1975 Topps #188

1978 Topps #318

1982 Topps #777

Other Notable Baseball Cards - Griffin
First Mainstream Card:  1969 Topps #614
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (13):  1969-71, 1973-82
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  1982 Topps #777
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards:  52 in the Beckett online database as of 10/24/25.

Sources - Griffin:  

Baseball Reference / Wikipedia

Beckett Database / The Trading Card Database

Other Notable Baseball Cards - Guinn
First Mainstream Card:  1969 Topps #614
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (3):  1969-71
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  1971 Topps #741
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards:  9 in the Beckett online database as of 10/24/25.

Sources - Guinn:  

Baseball Reference / Wikipedia

Beckett Database / The Trading Card Database

1970 Topps #316

1971 Topps #741

#613 Jim Beauchamp - Cincinnati Reds / #615 Len Gabrielson - Los Angeles Dodgers