1975 Topps #194 1956 MVPs
1956 MVPs — Mantle and Newcombe; one of three Mantle appearances in the MVP subset.
About this card
Cards #189-212 are the MVP subset: twenty-four cards, each pairing the American and National League Most Valuable Players of one season from 1951 through 1974, reproducing their cards from that year.
About the players on this card
Mickey Mantle
Mickey Mantle signed with the Yankees in 1949 out of Commerce, Oklahoma, discovered by scout Tom Greenwade, and debuted in the majors on April 17, 1951. Trained by his father from boyhood to switch-hit, he spent his entire 18-season career (1951-1968) in center field for New York, succeeding Joe DiMaggio and becoming the game's premier power-and-average threat despite chronic leg trouble dating to a torn knee in the 1951 World Series. He won the Triple Crown in 1956, leading the majors in batting average (.353), home runs (52), and RBIs (130), and captured three American League MVP awards, in 1956, 1957, and 1962, each saluted on this set's MVP-subset cards: #194, #195, and #200. A 20-time All-Star and 1962 Gold Glove winner, he played on seven World Series champions and still holds Series records for home runs (18), RBIs, runs, and total bases. He finished with 536 home runs and a .298 average, the only player to hit 150 homers from each side of the plate. Nicknamed "the Commerce Comet" for his hometown and blazing speed, and later simply "the Mick," Mantle entered the Hall of Fame in 1974, his first year of eligibility, on 88.2% of the vote.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Don Newcombe
Newcombe broke into pro ball with the Newark Eagles of the Negro National League in 1944, then signed with Brooklyn and helped integrate the New England League with catcher Roy Campanella at Nashua in 1946. The 6-foot-4 right-hander debuted with the Dodgers in 1949, winning 17 games and the NL Rookie of the Year award while becoming the first Black pitcher named to an All-Star team. Nicknamed “Newk,” a nod to his surname and imposing frame, he anchored Brooklyn’s pennant contenders through the early 1950s, leading the league in strikeouts in 1951 and becoming the first Black pitcher to win 20 games in a season. After two years lost to military service, he returned for a vintage 1956: 27-7, five shutouts, the NL MVP award, and the first-ever Cy Young Award — a Rookie of the Year/MVP/Cy Young sweep unmatched until Justin Verlander in 2011. His 1975 Topps card #194 revisits that year, pairing him with Yankees slugger Mickey Mantle as the 1956 AL and NL MVPs. Newcombe closed his ten-year, 149-90 career with the Reds and Indians, then spent decades as the Dodgers’ director of community affairs, drawing on his own recovery from alcoholism to counsel teammates like Maury Wills.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 1,465 | 2 | 79 | 539 | 400 | 228 | 107 | 110 | 0 |
| SGC | 199 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 47 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 3 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Snapshot 2026-08-19. Half-grades fold down (8.5→8), and PSA's qualified grades are counted separately from the straight-grade rows shown here. The graders do not split the 1975 Topps Mini or O-Pee-Chee issues into this set.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1975 Topps #194 card?
It is card #194 of the 660-card 1975 Topps Baseball set, picturing Mickey Mantle, Don Newcombe. Cards #189-212 are the MVP subset: twenty-four cards, each pairing the American and National League Most Valuable Players of one season from 1951 through 1974, reproducing their cards from that year.
How many cards are in the 1975 Topps Baseball set?
660 cards, numbered 1-660, with no variations and no short prints - PSA reports the cards were printed in equal quantities. The 1975 Topps Mini and the 1975 O-Pee-Chee issues are separate products with their own checklists.
Sources: Trading Card Database, Cardboard Connection, the PSA price guide, 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 2026-08-20.