1975 Topps #583 Andy Etchebarren
About Andy Etchebarren
Andrew Auguste Etchebarren, the son of a French mother and a Basque-American father, signed with the Orioles out of La Puente, California, for an $85,000 bonus in 1961 after farm director Harry Dalton scouted him in high school. He debuted on September 26, 1962, catching Dave McNally's two-hit shutout, then broke through as Baltimore's Opening Day starter in 1966, a two-time All-Star (1966-67) who caught every inning of that fall's World Series sweep of the Dodgers and grounded into a double play as the last major-league hitter Sandy Koufax ever faced. That August, Etchebarren pulled a drowning, non-swimming Frank Robinson from a pool during a team party, a rescue as celebrated in Orioles lore as his defense. He won a second championship with the 1970 club and split time behind the plate through 1974, picking up the unwanted nickname "Lurch" from fans who thought he resembled the Addams Family butler. This 1975 Topps card catches him in his final Baltimore season before a June trade sent him to the California Angels, where he played into 1977 ahead of a brief 1978 finish with Milwaukee.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 329 | 2 | 41 | 162 | 88 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| SGC | 9 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Snapshot 2026-08-19. Half grades fold down for both graders (8.5→8); PSA qualified slabs (OC, ST, PD, MC and the like) are not counted. 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 #583 card?
It is card #583 of the 660-card 1975 Topps Baseball set, picturing Andy Etchebarren.
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 2026-10-05.