1969 Topps #76 Norm Miller
About Norm Miller
1969 Topps #76 captures Norm Miller with the Houston Astros in the set's first series. It was the busiest season of his career: he appeared in 119 games, batting .264 with 4 home runs, 50 RBI and 58 runs, playing the outfield in 114 of those games for Houston. That same 1969 season with the Astros also turns up in teammate Jim Bouton's memoir Ball Four, a recollection that adds to the card's context as one of Miller's fuller campaigns before a back injury cut his career short in 1974.
Norm Miller, born Norman Calvin Miller in Los Angeles, California, played outfield in the majors from 1965 to 1974 for the Houston Astros and Atlanta Braves. Signed out of Van Nuys High School by the Los Angeles Angels as a second baseman, he was taken by Houston in the 1964 Rule 5 draft and converted to the outfield. He reached the majors in 1965 as one of the youngest players in the National League and spent most of his career with the Astros before a 1973 trade to Atlanta for Cecil Upshaw. Over 540 games Miller collected 325 hits. He scored the winning run in the Astros' famous 1-0, 24-inning marathon against the New York Mets in 1968. His 1969 season is remembered in teammate Jim Bouton's memoir Ball Four. A back injury shortened his career; he retired at 28 and later worked in the Astros' front office and as a sports radio host. He was inducted into the Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2014.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 275 | 1 | 30 | 129 | 79 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| SGC | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 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.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1969 Topps #76 card?
It is card #76 of the 664-card 1969 Topps Baseball set, picturing Norm Miller of the Houston Astros.
How many cards are in the 1969 Topps Baseball set?
664 cards, tracked as 696 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 664 with none skipped and no printed number shared by two cards; 32 cards carry catalogued print variations that the master set counts separately, 23 of them the yellow- and white-letter name pairs of #440-511.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA CardFacts, Cardboard Connection, 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 2026-10-12.