1965 Topps #136 World Series Game 5 - 10th Inning Triumph
Front photo of Tim McCarver.
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 136 belongs to the World Series subset in the 1965 Topps set's second print series, revisiting the tenth-inning finish of Game 5 at Yankee Stadium the previous October. Bob Gibson's 2-0 lead vanished in the ninth when Tom Tresh's two-out homer tied the score, sending the game to extra innings. In the tenth, with two runners on, Yankees manager Yogi Berra stayed with right-hander Pete Mikkelsen rather than call on a lefty reliever, and Cardinals catcher Tim McCarver, pictured on the card, drove a three-run home run into the seats. The blast put St. Louis ahead 5-2, and Gibson held on for the win, sending the Series back home with the Cardinals up three games to two; two games later they beat the Yankees to take the title. McCarver, 22, batted .478 for the Series with 11 hits.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 612 | 4 | 98 | 307 | 101 | 50 | 32 | 20 | 0 |
| SGC | 48 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
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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- #78 Dal Maxvill
- #100 Ken Boyer
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- #132 World Series Game #1 - Cards Take Opener
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- #138 World Series Game #7 - Gibson Wins Finale
- #139 World Series - The Cards Celebrate
- #154 Bob Humphreys
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1965 Topps #136 card?
It is card #136 of the 598-card 1965 Topps Baseball set, World Series Game #5 - 10th Inning Triumph. 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.