1965 Topps #209 Pittsburgh Pirates
Hall of Famers on the 1964 Pittsburgh Pirates roster: Roberto Clemente, Bill Mazeroski and Willie Stargell.
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
Card 209 in the 1965 Topps set is the Pittsburgh Pirates team card, reporting the 1964 season. Under manager Danny Murtaugh, the Pirates went 80-82 and finished tied for sixth in the National League, 13 games behind the pennant-winning Cardinals, playing out of Forbes Field. Roberto Clemente led the club at the plate, batting .339 with 211 hits over 155 games, while Willie Stargell added 21 home runs and 78 RBIs. On the mound, Bob Veale emerged as a genuine ace, going 18-12 with 250 strikeouts and a 2.74 ERA, and reliever Al McBean was outstanding at 8-3 with a 1.91 ERA. The roster carried three future Hall of Famers: Roberto Clemente, Bill Mazeroski and Willie Stargell. Card 209 comes from the set's third print series.
Sources: Wikipedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 358 | 0 | 12 | 113 | 128 | 48 | 25 | 30 | 2 |
| SGC | 26 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 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 #209 card?
It is card #209 of the 598-card 1965 Topps Baseball set, picturing the Pittsburgh Pirates. 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.