1965 Topps #442 Vic Power
The card back lists Power's birth year as 1931; he was actually born November 1, 1927.
Uncorrected error: Back gives Power's birth year as 1931, should be 1927
About Vic Power
Number 442 falls in the sixth series of the 1965 Topps set and catches Vic Power back in Los Angeles Angels colors after a season spent in three uniforms. The Angels picked him up from Minnesota in June 1964, then dealt him to the Phillies on September 9 to cover for the injured Frank Thomas; Power hit .208 in 18 games and watched Philadelphia blow a six-and-a-half-game lead over the final two weeks. Philadelphia sold him back to the Angels that winter. Through all the shuffling he still won a seventh straight Gold Glove in 1964 at age 36, the oldest first baseman to take the award until Yuli Gurriel in 2021. The back again misprints his birth year as 1931.
Victor Felipe Pellot Pove, who played as Vic Power, was a Puerto Rican first baseman born November 1, 1927, in Arecibo. He led the American Association in hitting at .349 in 1953 for the Yankees' Kansas City farm club, yet New York never promoted him; general manager George Weiss said he was not the Yankee type, and the club chose Elston Howard instead to integrate its roster. Traded to the Philadelphia Athletics in December 1953, Power became the first Puerto Rican to play for that franchise and spent his first spring training barred from his teammates' hotels and restaurants. Over twelve seasons with the Athletics, Indians, Twins, Angels and Phillies he won seven straight Gold Gloves, from the award's 1958 debut through 1964, and was an American League All-Star in four seasons. Power finished at .284 with 1,716 hits, 126 home runs, 658 runs batted in and only 247 strikeouts in 6,046 at-bats.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 251 | 2 | 53 | 123 | 46 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| SGC | 19 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 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 #442 card?
It is card #442 of the 598-card 1965 Topps Baseball set, picturing Vic Power of the Los Angeles Angels.
Does 1965 Topps #442 have an error?
Back gives Power's birth year as 1931, should be 1927. It was never corrected, so there is no variation to chase - every copy of #442 reads the same way.
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.