1965 Topps #134 World Series Game 3 - Mantle's Clutch HR
Pictures a Hall of Famer: Mickey Mantle.
About this card
Cards #132-139 tell the 1964 World Series game by game - the Cardinals over the Yankees in seven - and close with "The Cards Celebrate".
The story on this card
Card 134 replays Game 3 of the 1964 World Series, the Yankees and Cardinals even at a game apiece with the Series moved to Yankee Stadium. Curt Simmons and Jim Bouton traded early runs and nothing else: Clete Boyer's second-inning double put New York ahead, Simmons drove in the tying run himself in the fifth, and it was still 1-1 in the bottom of the ninth. Leading off, Mickey Mantle told on-deck hitter Elston Howard to head for the clubhouse because he was going to end it, then hit reliever Barney Schultz's first-pitch knuckleball into the right field stands. It was Mantle's 16th World Series home run, one past Babe Ruth's record of 15. Mantle is the figure on the front, and the card sits in the Series subset of the second print series under the Yankees heading.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 4,731 | 10 | 156 | 793 | 751 | 805 | 688 | 1,525 | 3 |
| SGC | 1,639 | 1 | 5 | 79 | 171 | 264 | 371 | 723 | 25 |
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 #134 card?
It is card #134 of the 598-card 1965 Topps Baseball set, World Series Game #3 - Mantle's Clutch HR. Cards #132-139 tell the 1964 World Series game by game - the Cardinals over the Yankees in seven - and close with "The Cards Celebrate".
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.