1965 Topps #205 Warren Spahn
The front carries a P-CO designation: Spahn pitched for the Mets and coached their pitchers in the same season. It was his final Topps card.
About Warren Spahn
1965 Topps #205 is the last Topps card Spahn ever got, and it is a strange, good one: a New York Mets uniform and P-CO on the front, because the Braves sold him after 25 years with the franchise and the Mets signed him to pitch and coach their pitchers at the same time. He was 44 and the oldest player in the game, coming off a 6-13 season in Milwaukee. He went 4-12 for the Mets, was released in July, signed with the San Francisco Giants and threw his last big-league pitch on October 1. Yogi Berra came out of retirement to catch him once that summer and told writers he did not think they were the oldest battery, but they were certainly the ugliest.
Warren Edward Spahn (1921-2003) was a left-handed pitcher who won more games than any left-hander in major-league history. Born in Buffalo, New York, and named for President Warren G. Harding, he learned to pitch on a mound his father built in the backyard and signed with the Boston Bees, soon renamed the Braves, in 1940. Army service in World War II cost him three full seasons and earned the combat engineer a Purple Heart, a Bronze Star and a battlefield commission; he did not win a big-league game until he was 25. He barely stopped again: 20 or more wins in 13 seasons, eight National League win titles, three earned run average titles, and the 1957 Cy Young Award in the year the Milwaukee Braves beat the Yankees in the World Series. He threw two no-hitters, in 1960 and 1961, at ages 39 and 40, and was a 17-time All-Star who pitched in 14 All-Star Games, more than any other pitcher of the twentieth century. He picked up the nickname Hooks for the nose a teammate's errant throw broke in 1941 spring training. He finished with 363 wins, a 3.09 earned run average and 2,583 strikeouts over 21 seasons with the Braves, Mets and Giants, and was elected to the Hall of Fame on the first ballot in 1973.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 1,141 | 5 | 67 | 311 | 243 | 207 | 139 | 169 | 0 |
| SGC | 243 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 65 | 45 | 50 | 58 | 2 |
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 #205 card?
It is card #205 of the 598-card 1965 Topps Baseball set, picturing Warren Spahn of the New York Mets.
Is #205 Warren Spahn's last card?
Yes - #205 is Spahn's final Topps card, and the front carries a P-CO designation: he pitched for the Mets and coached their pitchers in the same season.
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.
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