1974 Topps #195 Carlos May
About Carlos May
Carlos May reached career highs of 20 home runs and 96 RBI for the 1973 White Sox, batting .268. Manager Chuck Tanner called that club the most powerful hitting team in White Sox history. May tried to hit home runs to make up for the loss of Dick Allen, who had suffered a leg fracture. His average fell to .249 in 1974, with eight home runs and 58 RBI. His 1974 Topps card is #195, with the White Sox.
Carlos May spent ten major league seasons, 1968-1977, almost entirely with the Chicago White Sox before finishing with the New York Yankees and California Angels. A first-round pick out of Birmingham, Alabama's A. H. Parker High School, the left-handed-hitting outfielder and first baseman broke in with Chicago in September 1968 and was the starting left fielder in 1969, making the American League All-Star team twice. A military accident in August 1969, when a mortar he was cleaning discharged and partially amputated his right thumb, threatened to end his career, but he returned to play through 1977, adapting his swing and grip. Traded to the Yankees in 1976, he reached the World Series that year. He finished with a .274 average, 90 home runs and 536 RBIs, then played four more seasons in Japan for the Nankai Hawks. He later worked for the U.S. Postal Service and as a community relations representative for the White Sox.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 152 | 3 | 49 | 79 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| SGC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Data as of 2026-10-19. 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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Team card: #416 Chicago White Sox
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- #70 Dick Allen
- #96 Jerry Hairston
- #120 Wilbur Wood
- #147 Bart Johnson
- #170 Bill Melton
- #205 1973 Victory Leaders
- #221 White Sox Field Leaders
- #254 Stan Bahnsen
- #286 Tony Muser
- #310 Terry Forster
- #332 All-Star First Basemen
- #357 Buddy Bradford
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1974 Topps #195 card?
It is card #195 of the 660-card 1974 Topps Baseball set, picturing Carlos May of the Chicago White Sox.
How many cards are in the 1974 Topps Baseball set?
660 cards, tracked as 678 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 660 with none skipped, issued all at once as a single series and printed in equal quantities; 17 cards carry catalogued print variations that the master set counts separately - fourteen San Diego / "Washington Nat'l Lea." pairs (thirteen Padres player cards and the #226 team card), the three-state #599 Rookie Pitchers, the #608 Apodaco misspelling and the #654 Jesus Alou front without a position.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA CardFacts, BaseballCardPedia, 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 2026-10-25.