1975 Topps #205 1967 MVPs
Part of the MVP subset (#189-212) — both league MVPs of one season, rendered in that year's Topps design.
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
Carl Yastrzemski
Carl Yastrzemski spent all 23 of his major-league seasons patrolling left field for the Boston Red Sox, taking over from Ted Williams in 1961 and retiring in 1983 as the franchise's all-time leader in hits, runs, doubles, RBI, and games played. Nicknamed "Yaz" — shorthand for a Polish surname reporters and fans struggled to pronounce — he won three American League batting titles (1963, 1967, 1968) and seven Gold Gloves. His signature year came in 1967: a Triple Crown (.326, 44 home runs, 121 RBI), the AL MVP award, and a 7-for-8 stretch over the final two games that carried Boston from a ninth-place finish the year before to the "Impossible Dream" pennant. He batted .400 with three home runs that fall in a seven-game World Series loss to St. Louis. Yastrzemski finished with 3,419 hits and 452 home runs, the first American Leaguer to clear both the 3,000-hit and 400-homer marks, and made 18 All-Star teams. He entered the Hall of Fame in 1989 on the first ballot with 94.6% of the vote. His 1975 Topps run pairs his standard card (#280) with an appearance on that year's AL/NL MVP-subset card (#205), marking his 1967 award.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Orlando Cepeda
Orlando Manuel Cepeda Pennes signed with the New York Giants organization out of Puerto Rico in 1955 and broke in with San Francisco in the club's first West Coast season, taking the 1958 NL Rookie of the Year award by unanimous vote. Nicknamed "the Baby Bull" after his father, Puerto Rican Winter League star Pedro "Perucho" Cepeda, known as "the Bull," he anchored first base for the Giants through 1966, making six straight All-Star teams (1959-64) and leading the league with 46 home runs and 142 RBI in 1961. A May 1966 trade sent him to St. Louis, where a comeback from chronic knee trouble produced a unanimous 1967 NL MVP award and a World Series title over Boston. Later tours with Atlanta, Oakland, Boston, and Kansas City included the American League's first Outstanding Designated Hitter Award in 1973. His #205 card sits in Topps' 1975 "MVPs" subset, pairing him, pictured in Red Sox flannels, with that season's American League honoree. An 11-time All-Star who finished with 379 home runs, 1,365 RBI, and a .297 average, Cepeda entered the Hall of Fame via the Veterans Committee in 1999.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 606 | 1 | 102 | 347 | 91 | 29 | 15 | 19 | 2 |
| SGC | 41 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 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 #205 card?
It is card #205 of the 660-card 1975 Topps Baseball set, picturing Carl Yastrzemski, Orlando Cepeda. 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.