1975 Topps #204 1966 MVPs
1966 MVPs — Frank Robinson and Roberto Clemente.
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
Frank Robinson
Frank Robinson signed with the Cincinnati Reds out of Oakland's McClymonds High in 1953 and broke in batting .290 with a rookie-record-tying 38 home runs in 1956 to win NL Rookie of the Year. Playing right field for Cincinnati through 1965, he won the 1961 NL MVP award while driving the Reds to the pennant, a season captured on his 1975 Topps "1961 MVPs" card (#199). A blockbuster December 1965 trade sent him to Baltimore, where in 1966 he won the AL Triple Crown and MVP, the only player to win the award in both leagues, then swept the Dodgers in the World Series as Series MVP - that pennant depicted on his "1966 MVPs" card (#204). He helped the Orioles to a second title in 1970 before closing his 21-year career with the Dodgers, Angels, and Cleveland, retiring with 586 home runs, 2,943 hits, and 14 All-Star selections. Known as "the Judge" for presiding over Baltimore's kangaroo court in robe and mop wig, he became baseball's first Black manager in 1975 as Cleveland's player-manager, the same year his final playing card (#580) arrived alongside his managerial debut on the Indians' team card. He entered the Hall of Fame in 1982.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Bob Clemente
Roberto Clemente Walker, a Puerto Rican right fielder, signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1954 before Pittsburgh took him with the first pick in that November's Rule 5 draft. He spent his entire 18-year career, 1955-1972, with the Pirates, batting .317 with 3,000 hits, 240 home runs, and four NL batting titles (1961, 1964, 1965, 1967). A 15-time All-Star and 12-time Gold Glove winner, Clemente won the 1966 NL MVP award, hitting .317 with a career-high 29 home runs and 119 RBIs, and helped Pittsburgh to World Series titles in 1960 and 1971, earning World Series MVP honors in the latter after batting .414 against Baltimore. Sportswriters -- and his own Topps cards -- Americanized his name to "Bob" or "Bobby" from 1957 through 1969, a habit he corrected reporters on for years; this 1975 Topps #204 MVP subset card, pairing him with 1966 AL MVP Frank Robinson of the Orioles, still carries that "Bob Clemente" label. He notched his 3,000th and final hit on September 30, 1972, then died three months later delivering earthquake relief to Nicaragua. Known as "the Great One," Clemente was elected to the Hall of Fame by special 1973 waiver election, the first Latin American player inducted.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 837 | 1 | 69 | 386 | 199 | 88 | 44 | 49 | 1 |
| SGC | 93 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 0 |
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 #204 card?
It is card #204 of the 660-card 1975 Topps Baseball set, picturing Frank Robinson, Bob Clemente. 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.