1974 Topps #623 Celerino Sanchez
About Celerino Sanchez
Sanchez batted .219 in 1973, with 14 hits in 64 at-bats. He appeared in 34 games, 11 of them at third base and two in the outfield. His only major-league home run came on May 12 at Yankee Stadium off Mickey Scott of the Baltimore Orioles. Topps released its 1974 set in January 1974 with Sanchez as #623, listed with the Yankees.
Celerino Sanchez was a Mexican third baseman who played 105 games for the New York Yankees across 1972 and 1973 and hit .242. Born in El Guayabal, Veracruz, he starred in the Mexican League from 1964 to 1971, primarily with the Tigres del Mexico, before joining the Yankees organization in 1972. The arrival of Graig Nettles in 1973 pushed him into a backup role, and that year was his last in the major leagues. He returned to the Mexican leagues in 1976, played there until retiring in 1979, and was elected to the Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame in 1994. He died in Leon, Guanajuato, on May 1, 1992.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 396 | 34 | 196 | 146 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 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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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1974 Topps #623 card?
It is card #623 of the 660-card 1974 Topps Baseball set, picturing Celerino Sanchez of the New York Yankees.
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.