1965 Topps #176 Willie McCovey
The back of this card gives the wrong birth date; McCovey was born January 10, 1938.
Uncorrected error: Back birth date wrong - McCovey was born January 10, 1938
About Willie McCovey
Card 176 belongs to the second series and reports the worst full season of McCovey's prime. A painful ailment in the sole of his left foot, and the death of his father that January, dragged his 1964 down to .220 with 18 home runs in 130 games, a year after he had shared the home run title. A ripple sole built into his shoe eased the foot by the next spring. Collectors should note that the back of this card gives the wrong birth date: McCovey was born January 10, 1938.
Born in Mobile, Alabama, on January 10, 1938, McCovey signed with the New York Giants in 1955 out of a Florida tryout camp. He reached the majors on July 30, 1959, four-for-four with two triples off Hall of Famer Robin Roberts, and finished at .354 with 13 home runs in 52 games to win National League Rookie of the Year. Six feet four, he was "Stretch" for the reach he gave the Giants at first base, and he grew into a dead-pull line-drive hitter who drew shifts and record intentional walks. He played 19 seasons for San Francisco, with San Diego and Oakland in between. He led the National League in home runs in 1963, 1968 and 1969 and in runs batted in in 1968 and 1969, and his 1969 line of 45 homers, 126 RBI and a .320 average brought the Most Valuable Player award. He made six All-Star teams and homered twice to win the 1969 All-Star Game MVP. His only World Series, in 1962, ended with his ninth-inning liner in the glove of Yankees second baseman Bobby Richardson, tying and winning runs stranded. He retired in 1980 with 521 home runs, entered the Hall of Fame in 1986 on the first ballot, and gave his name to the cove beyond the Giants' right-field wall.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 2,092 | 2 | 72 | 450 | 421 | 376 | 300 | 470 | 1 |
| SGC | 521 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 96 | 124 | 114 | 141 | 4 |
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 #176 card?
It is card #176 of the 598-card 1965 Topps Baseball set, picturing Willie McCovey of the San Francisco Giants.
Does 1965 Topps #176 have an error?
Back birth date wrong - McCovey was born January 10, 1938. It was never corrected, so there is no variation to chase - every copy of #176 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.