1965 Topps #481 Cleveland Indians
About this card
Nineteen of the twenty clubs have a team card in the 1965 Topps set, each reporting the 1964 season. Houston, renamed from the Colt .45s to the Astros in December 1964, has none; #426 Milwaukee Braves is the franchise's last Milwaukee team card.
The story on this card
This 1965 Topps team card reports on the Cleveland Indians coming off a 1964 season that ended in a sixth-place tie at 79-83, twenty games behind the pennant-winning Yankees. George Strickland ran the club as acting manager into July while Birdie Tebbetts recovered from an offseason heart attack before returning to the dugout. Shortstop Dick Howser played all 162 games, left fielder Leon Wagner supplied 31 home runs and 100 RBIs, and center fielder Vic Davalillo won a Gold Glove. Rookie first baseman Bob Chance added 14 homers and 75 RBIs, while Jack Kralick led the pitching staff in wins and Sam McDowell in ERA, with Don McMahon closing games from the bullpen. Cleveland went 3-15-1 against the Yankees. Printed in the set's sixth series, the card presents a posed team photo.
Sources: Wikipedia (1964 Cleveland Indians season) · Wikipedia (Bob Chance) · Wikipedia (Don McMahon)
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 432 | 8 | 86 | 218 | 64 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 2 |
| SGC | 23 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 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 #481 card?
It is card #481 of the 598-card 1965 Topps Baseball set, picturing the Cleveland Indians. Nineteen of the twenty clubs have a team card in the 1965 Topps set, each reporting the 1964 season. Houston, renamed from the Colt .45s to the Astros in December 1964, has none; #426 Milwaukee Braves is the franchise's last Milwaukee team card.
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.