1965 Topps #578 Camilo Carreon
About Camilo Carreon
In January 1965 Carreon changed hands in a three-team deal with Cleveland and Kansas City that also moved Rocky Colavito, Tommy John and Tommie Agee. He opened the year as the Indians' second-string catcher behind Joe Azcue and got into only 19 games, batting .231 in 52 at-bats with the lone home run of his Cleveland stay, then spent 45 games at Triple-A Portland and was assigned there outright that October. His 1965 Topps card, number 578, catches him as an Indian in the seventh series, a high number inside the short-print zone.
Camilo Garcia Carreon was born August 6, 1937, in Colton, California, the youngest of five children; his father had emigrated from Durango, Mexico, and spent thirty years at a Colton cement plant. A standout catcher at Colton Union High School, he signed with the Chicago White Sox in 1956 and hit over .300 at three minor league stops, including .311 for Triple-A Indianapolis in 1959, which earned him the American Association's outstanding rookie award. He debuted in the majors on the closing day of Chicago's pennant-winning 1959 season and stuck for good in 1961. Over eight seasons he batted .264 with 260 hits, 11 home runs and 114 RBIs, and he caught 320 games with only 13 errors for a .993 fielding mark. Torn tendons in his right arm in 1964 reduced the rest of his career to short stays with Cleveland and Baltimore, and he retired after the 1967 season to raise his family in Tucson, Arizona, where he later played a season for the Tucson Toros, coached them through 1972, and stayed in Little League and amateur men's baseball until his death in 1987 at age 50. Colton elected him to its hall of fame in 2006, the first Hispanic honoree.
Sources: SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference · Baseball Almanac
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 331 | 1 | 56 | 158 | 76 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| SGC | 22 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Data as of 2026-09-04. Half grades fold down for both graders (8.5→8); PSA qualified slabs (OC, ST, PD, MC and the like) are not counted. The two checklist variations, #79 and #508, are listed under the wording PSA uses for each state.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1965 Topps #578 card?
It is card #578 of the 598-card 1965 Topps Baseball set, picturing Camilo Carreon of the Cleveland Indians.
Is 1965 Topps #578 a scarce card?
It is a high number card from the seventh and last series, #507-598. Unlike most 1960s Topps sets the 1965 highs are not scarce as a run - the premium sits on the short-printed cards inside #523-598. It is also a short-print zone card. Forty-four of the 76 cards in #523-598 were short-printed; #507-522 was not. The zone is stated as a range because the catalogs disagree on exactly which cards, so no single card is marked.
How many cards are in the 1965 Topps Baseball set?
598 cards, tracked as 600 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 598 with no gaps and no printed-number collisions, and two checklist cards - #79 and #508 - carry catalogued print variations that the master set counts separately.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA CardFacts, Cardboard Connection, BaseballCardPedia, Baseball Almanac, 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 2026-10-11.