1967 Topps #78 Pat Corrales
About Pat Corrales
1967 Topps #78 again shows Corrales with the St. Louis Cardinals, though he spent that entire season with the club's Triple-A affiliate in Tulsa rather than in the majors. He hit .274 with 10 home runs and 55 RBIs there, well enough to draw interest from the Cincinnati Reds, who traded catcher Johnny Edwards to St. Louis that winter to acquire Corrales and infielder Jimy Williams.
Pat Corrales was a backup catcher who spent nine big-league seasons behind the plate, from his 1964 debut with the Philadelphia Phillies through stops with the St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds, and San Diego Padres, finishing his playing days in 1973. A Los Angeles native who signed with the Phillies out of Fresno High School, he built a reputation as a smart, sure-handed defensive catcher even as his bat stayed modest. His busiest season came in 1965, spelling an aging Gus Triandos in Philadelphia. Traded to St. Louis after that year, he later served for several seasons as Johnny Bench's backup in Cincinnati and appeared once in the 1970 World Series. After retiring as a player, Corrales moved into coaching and managing, leading the Texas Rangers, Phillies, and Cleveland Indians over parts of nine seasons, then spent decades more as a big-league coach and front-office assistant, remaining in professional baseball into his eighties.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 327 | 6 | 46 | 181 | 56 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| SGC | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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. PSA registers a row for every one of the 624 states; SGC lists no separate row for the #149 white-streak state.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1967 Topps #78 card?
It is card #78 of the 609-card 1967 Topps Baseball set, picturing Pat Corrales of the St. Louis Cardinals.
How many cards are in the 1967 Topps Baseball set?
609 cards, tracked as 624 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 609 without a gap - no number was skipped and none was used twice - and 15 cards carry catalogued print variations that the master set counts separately.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA CardFacts, Cardboard Connection, Baseball Almanac, BaseballCardPedia, 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 2026-10-12.