1965 Topps #71 John O'Donoghue
About John O'Donoghue
O'Donoghue's 1965 season with Kansas City brought his lone All-Star selection, even though he did not appear in the game; he went 9-18 with a 3.95 ERA across 34 games and 30 starts, with his 18 losses tying for the league lead. This 1965 Topps card, a print series 1 issue, captures him as a full-time Athletics starter in the midst of that recognition.
John O'Donoghue was a left-handed pitcher born October 7, 1939, in Kansas City, Missouri, who stood 6 feet 4 inches. He pitched for the University of Missouri, taking the mound twice in the 1958 College World Series championship series as the Tigers finished runner-up to USC, then signed with the Kansas City Athletics in 1959. After four rough minor league seasons he broke through in 1963 and debuted with the Athletics that September. He worked mainly as a starter through 1967, then shifted almost entirely to relief for the rest of his career, pitching for Cleveland, Baltimore, Seattle, Milwaukee, and Montreal. His finest outing came on August 19, 1967, a one-hit shutout of Detroit at Tiger Stadium. Over nine major league seasons he went 39-55 with a 4.07 ERA and 377 strikeouts, and he was named to the 1965 American League All-Star team, though he did not appear in the game. He also became a recurring figure in Jim Bouton's book Ball Four during his 1969 season with the Seattle Pilots.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 204 | 6 | 26 | 86 | 58 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| SGC | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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 #71 card?
It is card #71 of the 598-card 1965 Topps Baseball set, picturing John O'Donoghue of the Kansas City Athletics.
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.