1969 O-Pee-Chee
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Description
1969 O-Pee-Chee is a 218-card set produced for the Canadian market. As with most OPC sets of the era, the set was produced under license from Topps and uses the same design as that year's Topps set.
As this was the first year for Major League Baseball in Canada, the checklist is heavily skewed towards the Montreal Expos -- and to a certain extent the Seattle Pilots.
Graig Nettles is the only notable rookie card. Unlike in the Topps set, there is no Reggie Jackson RC.
Distribution
Five cards plus one stick of gum per pack (MSRP: C$0.05).
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 218 | - | ? |
| Deckle Edge | 24 | - | one-per-pack |
Checklist
Base Set
NOTE: Unlike future O-Pee-Chee baseball sets, there is no French text -- which is curious considering Montreal entered the league in '69. The backs of each OPC card have a bright magenta color, as opposed to the peach of the Topps. In addition, each card is marked "PRINTED IN CANADA" on the back side.
- 1 Carl Yastrzemski / Danny Cater / Tony Oliva AL AVG LL DP
- 2 Pete Rose / Matty Alou / Felipe Alou NL AVG LL
- 3 Ken Harrelson / Frank Howard / Jim Northrup AL RBI LL
- 4 Willie McCovey / Ron Santo / Billy Williams NL RBI LL
- 5 Frank Howard / Willie Horton / Ken Harrelson AL HR LL
- 6 Willie McCovey / Richie Allen / Ernie Banks NL HR LL
- 7 Luis Tiant / Sam McDowell / Dave McNally AL ERA LL UER ("McNalley" on back)
- 8 Bob Gibson / Bobby Bolin / Bob Veale NL ERA LL
- 9 Denny McLain / Dave McNally / Mel Stottlemyre / Luis Tiant AL W LL
- 10 Juan Marichal / Bob Gibson / Fergie Jenkins NL W LL
- 11 Sam McDowell / Denny McLain / Luis Tiant AL SO LL
- 12 Bob Gibson / Fergie Jenkins / Bill Singer NL SO LL DP
- 13 Mickey Stanley
- 14 Al McBean
- 15 Boog Powell
- 16 Cesar Gutierrez / Rich Robertson
- 17 Mike Marshall
- 18 Dick Schofield
- 19 Ken Suarez
- 20 Ernie Banks
- 21 Jose Santiago
- 22 Jesus Alou
- 23 Lew Krausse
- 24 Walt Alston MGR
- 25 Roy White
- 26 Clay Carroll
- 27 Bernie Allen
- 28 Mike Ryan
- 29 Dave Morehead
- 30 Bob Allison
- 31 Gary Gentry / Amos Otis RC
- 32 Sammy Ellis
- 33 Wayne Causey
- 34 Gary Peters
- 35 Joe Morgan
- 36 Luke Walker
- 37 Curt Motton
- 38 Zoilo Versalles
- 39 Dick Hughes
- 40 Mayo Smith MGR
- 41 Bob Barton
- 42 Tommy Harper
- 43 Joe Niekro
- 44 Danny Cater
- 45 Maury Wills
- 46 Fritz Peterson
- 47 Paul Popovich
- 48 Brant Alyea
- 49 Steve Jones / Ellie Rodriguez
- 50 Roberto Clemente
- 51 Woody Fryman
- 52 Mike Andrews
- 53 Sonny Jackson
- 54 Cisco Carlos
- 55 Jerry Grote
- 56 Rich Reese
- 57 Denny McLain CL (1-109)
- 58 Fred Gladding
- 59 Jay Johnstone
- 60 Nelson Briles
- 61 Jimmie Hall
- 62 Chico Salmon
- 63 Jim Hickman
- 64 Bill Monbouquette
- 65 Willie Davis
- 66a Mike Adamson / Merv Rettenmund RC VAR ("CANADA" even with line)
- 66b Mike Adamson / Merv Rettenmund RC VAR ("CANADA" extends beyond line)
- 67 Bill Stoneman
- 68 Dave Duncan
- 69 Steve Hamilton
- 70 Tommy Helms
- 71 Steve Whitaker
- 72 Ron Taylor
- 73 Johnny Briggs
- 74 Preston Gomez MGR
- 75 Luis Aparicio
- 76 Norm Miller
- 77 Ron Perranoski
- 78 Tom Satriano
- 79 Milt Pappas
- 80 Norm Cash
- 81 Mel Queen
- 82 Pirates Rookies - Richie Hebner / Al Oliver
- 83 Mike Ferraro
- 84 Bob Humphreys
- 85 Lou Brock
- 86 Pete Richert
- 87 Horace Clarke
- 88 Rich Nye
- 89 Russ Gibson
- 90 Jerry Koosman
- 91 Alvin Dark
- 92 Jack Billingham
- 93 Joe Foy
- 94 Hank Aguirre
- 95 Johnny Bench
- 96 Denny LeMaster
- 97 Buddy Bradford
- 98 Dave Giusti
- 99 Twins Rookies - Danny Morris / Graig Nettles
- 100 Hank Aaron
- 101 Daryl Patterson
- 102 Jim Davenport
- 103 Roger Repoz
- 104 Steve Blass
- 105 Rick Monday
- 106 Jim Hannan
- 107 Bob Gibson CL
- 108 Tony Taylor
- 109 Jim Lonborg
- 110 Mike Shannon
- 111 John Morris
- 112 J.C. Martin
- 113 Dave May
- 114 Yankees Rookies - Alan Closter / John Cumberland
- 115 Bill Hands
- 116 Chuck Harrison
- 117 Jim Fairey
- 118 Stan Williams
- 119 Doug Rader
- 120 Pete Rose
- 121 Joe Grzenda
- 122 Ron Fairly
- 123 Wilbur Wood
- 124 Hank Bauer
- 125 Ray Sadecki
- 126 Dick Tracewski
- 127 Kevin Collins
- 128 Tommy Aaron
- 129 Bill McCool
- 130 Carl Yastrzemski
- 131 Chris Cannizzaro
- 132 Dave Baldwin
- 133 Johnny Callison
- 134 Jim Weaver
- 135 Tommy Davis
- 136 Cards Rookies - Steve Huntz / Mike Torrez
- 137 Wally Bunker
- 138 John Bateman
- 139 Andy Kosco
- 140 Jim Lefebvre
- 141 Bill Dillman
- 142 Woody Woodward
- 143 Joe Nossek
- 144 Bob Hendley
- 145 Max Alvis
- 146 Jim Perry
- 147 Leo Durocher
- 148 Lee Stange
- 149 Ollie Brown
- 150 Denny McLain
- 151 Clay Dalrymple
- 152 Tommie Sisk
- 153 Ed Brinkman
- 154 Jim Britton
- 155 Pete Ward
- 156 Houston Rookies - Hal Gilson / Leon McFadden
- 157 Bob Rodgers
- 158 Joe Gibbon
- 159 Jerry Adair
- 160 Vada Pinson
- 161 John Purdin
- 162 Bob Gibson WS
- 163 World Series Game 2
- 164 Roger Maris WS
- 165 Lou Brock WS
- 166 Al Kaline WS
- 167 Jim Northrup WS
- 168 World Series Game 7
- 169 World Series Summary
- 170 Frank Howard
- 171 Glenn Beckert
- 172 Jerry Stephenson
- 173 White Sox Rookies - Bob Christian / Gerry Nyman
- 174 Grant Jackson
- 175 Jim Bunning
- 176 Joe Azcue
- 177 Ron Reed
- 178 Ray Oyler
- 179 Don Pavletich
- 180 Willie Horton
- 181 Mel Nelson
- 182 Bill Rigney
- 183 Don Shaw
- 184 Roberto Pena
- 185 Tom Phoebus
- 186 John Edwards
- 187 Leon Wagner
- 188 Rick Wise
- 189 Red Sox Rookies - Joe Lahoud / John Thibodeau
- 190 Willie Mays
- 191 Lindy McDaniel
- 192 Jose Pagan
- 193 Don Cardwell
- 194 Ted Uhlaender
- 195 John Odom
- 196 Lum Harris
- 197 Dick Selma
- 198 Willie Smith
- 199 Jim French
- 200 Bob Gibson
- 201 Russ Snyder
- 202 Don Wilson
- 203 Dave Johnson
- 204 Jack Hiatt
- 205 Rick Reichardt
- 206 Phillies Rookies - Larry Hisle / Barry Lersch
- 207 Roy Face
- 208 Donn Clendenon
- 209 Larry Haney
- 210 Felix Millan
- 211 Galen Cisco
- 212 Tom Tresh
- 213 Gerry Arrigo
- 214 Checklist 3
- 215 Rico Petrocelli
- 216 Don Sutton
- 217 John Donaldson
- 218 John Roseboro
Inserts
Deckle Edge
Each pack of 1969 O-Pee-Chee Baseball yielded one of 24 Deckle Edge inserts. The set is similar to the 33-card set that was inserted into packs of '69 Topps Series Three. Like the Topps cards, each card is 2 1/8" X 3 1/8" with jagged "deckled" edges. The only differences between the OPC and Topps sets are A) The OPC checklist is nine-cards smaller, B) The facsimile autograph on the front of the OPC cards are in black instead of blue, and C) the OPC backs are blank. The OPC set is also not sequentially-numbered.
- Luis Aparicio
- Rod Carew
- Roberto Clemente
- Curt Flood
- Bill Freehan
- Bob Gibson
- Ken Harrelson
- Tommy Helms
- Tom Haller
- Willie Horton
- Frank Howard
- Willie McCovey
- Denny McLain
- Juan Marichal
- Willie Mays
- Boog Powell
- Brooks Robinson
- Ron Santo
- Rusty Staub
- Mel Stottlemyre
- Luis Tiant
- Maury Wills
- Carl Yastrzemski
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