1960 Topps #175 Pedro Ramos

About Pedro Ramos
Pedro Ramos Guerra signed with the Washington Senators as a 17-year-old off his father's Pinar del Río tobacco farm, discovered by legendary scout Joe Cambria. After two brief minor-league stops, the hard-throwing right-hander reached Washington in 1955 and immediately became the club's workhorse, logging six straight 200-inning seasons. Ramos made the 1959 AL All-Star team but also led the league in losses four consecutive years (1958-61), a byproduct of pitching for perennial cellar-dwellers. On this 1960 Topps card he's still a Senator; he'd open the following year as the first-ever starting pitcher for the relocated Minnesota Twins, beating the Yankees and Whitey Ford in the franchise's debut. Known as "The Cuban Cowboy" for his lace-trimmed western wear and pistol-packing persona, Ramos surrendered one of Mickey Mantle's most famous near-homers in 1956 and started an all-Cuban triple play in 1960. Dealt to the Yankees in September 1964, he became a shutdown reliever down the pennant stretch, striking out 21 in 21 innings without a walk. Never enshrined in Cooperstown, he remained a fixture of Washington's pioneering wave of Cuban pitchers alongside Camilo Pascual.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 492 | 0 | 10 | 164 | 228 | 62 | 13 | 15 | 0 |
| SGC | 20 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Snapshot 2026-08-20. Half grades fold down for both graders (8.5→8); PSA qualified slabs (OC, ST, PD, MC and the like) are not counted. The Venezuelan issue, the 1960 Topps Tattoos and Bazooka are separate products and are not counted here.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1960 Topps #175 card?
It is card #175 of the 572-card 1960 Topps Baseball set, picturing Pedro Ramos.
How many cards are in the 1960 Topps Baseball set?
572 cards, numbered 1-572, issued in seven series - the last Topps flagship printed entirely horizontally. Cards #375-440 exist on two back stocks, white and gray, which collectors chasing every printed variety count as 638 pieces of cardboard in all.
Sources: Trading Card Database, Cardboard Connection, the PSA price guide, 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 2026-10-13.