1975 Topps #615 1975 Rookie Pitchers
One of the eleven four-player rookie cards (#614-624).
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Cards #614-624 are the multi-player Rookie cards, four prospects to a card grouped by position - the run that carries the Rice, Carter, Lynn and Hernandez rookies.
About the players on this card
Pat Darcy
Patrick Leonard Darcy, a 6-foot-3 right-hander from Troy, Ohio, signed with the Houston Astros as a free agent in 1969 and spent five years in their farm system before Cincinnati acquired him in February 1974 for infielder Denis Menke. He blossomed at Triple-A Indianapolis under Vern Rapp and earned a September call-up. Darcy's rookie card, #615 in the 1975 Topps set, shares a four-man Rookie Pitchers card — fitting, since 1975 was the year he became Cincinnati's surprise fifth starter, winning his last nine decisions to finish 11-5, 3.58 ERA, for the 108-win Big Red Machine. His defining moment came in relief in Game Six of the 1975 World Series: after retiring six straight Red Sox batters to keep the score tied into the 12th inning, he threw the pitch Carlton Fisk waved fair for one of baseball's most famous walk-off home runs, a loss the Reds erased the next night by winning Game Seven and the title. Shoulder trouble limited Darcy to a 6.23 ERA in 1976; sent down to Indianapolis that June, he never returned to the majors, finishing 14-8 with a 4.15 ERA in three seasons.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Dennis Leonard
Dennis Patrick Leonard grew up on Long Island, starring at Oceanside High School before pitching at Iona College, where he threw three no-hitters. The Kansas City Royals drafted him in the second round in 1972, and he debuted in the majors on September 4, 1974. His 1975 Topps Rookie Pitchers card, shared with three fellow prospects, captures the 15-7 season that made him a fixture in the Royals rotation. A workhorse right-hander, Leonard won 20 or more games three times, the only pitcher in franchise history to do so, and from 1975 through 1981 his 120 victories led all major-league right-handers, trailing only Steve Carlton. He helped Kansas City reach the postseason five times, starting nine playoff games and going 1-1 in the 1980 World Series against Philadelphia. A torn patellar tendon in May 1983 threatened his career, but after four operations he returned for a full 1986 season before retiring as the Royals' all-time leader in complete games (103) and shutouts (23). Kansas City inducted him into its team Hall of Fame in 1989.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Tom Underwood
Tom Underwood entered pro ball as a 1972 second-round pick of the Philadelphia Phillies out of Kokomo, Indiana, after a Legion-ball run that included a 25-strikeout game. The left-hander debuted for Philadelphia on August 19, 1974, at age 20, and by 1975 was in the rotation, going 14-13 with two shutouts to earn Topps' All-Star Rookie Team honors -- the same year captured on his 1975 Rookie Pitchers card. He relieved in Philadelphia's Game 3 loss to Cincinnati in the 1976 NLCS. Traded to St. Louis, then Toronto, then the Yankees, he later pitched for Oakland and Baltimore, closing an 11-year career (1974-84) at 86-87 with a 3.89 ERA and 948 strikeouts. Pete Rose called his fastball "sneaky," and scouts rated his curveball among the best of any lefty. On May 31, 1979, he started against brother Pat's major league debut with Detroit, the first time in history brothers opposed each other in a big-league debut. Early in his career, his slight build earned him the nickname "Tiny Tom."
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Hank Webb
A hard-throwing right-hander out of Copiague, New York, Hank Webb signed with the Mets after they took him in the 10th round of the 1968 draft out of Copiague High School and Hofstra University. He debuted for New York on September 5, 1972, and spent parts of six big-league seasons (1972-1976 Mets, 1977 Dodgers), finishing 7-9 with a 4.31 ERA in 53 games. His busiest year came in 1975 - 29 appearances, 15 starts, a career-high 115 innings - the season pictured on his Topps rookie card, shared with fellow rookies Pat Darcy, Dennis Leonard and Tom Underwood on card #615. Webb's most famous outing came on September 11, 1974, when he took the loss in the 25th inning of a marathon against St. Louis, the longest game ever played to a decision in National League history, charged with his only career error on a wild pickoff throw that let the winning run score. He also threw a seven-inning no-hitter for Triple-A Tidewater in the International League that June.
Sources: Wikipedia · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 536 | 20 | 180 | 264 | 39 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 0 |
| SGC | 18 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 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 #615 card?
It is card #615 of the 660-card 1975 Topps Baseball set, picturing Pat Darcy, Dennis Leonard, Tom Underwood, Hank Webb. Cards #614-624 are the multi-player Rookie cards, four prospects to a card grouped by position - the run that carries the Rice, Carter, Lynn and Hernandez rookies.
Is 1975 Topps #615 a rookie card?
Yes - #615 is a rookie card. Topps grouped four prospects on each card in the 1975 Rookies run, so the rookie designation covers every player pictured: Pat Darcy, Dennis Leonard, Tom Underwood, Hank Webb.
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.