1975 Topps #549 Bill Butler
About Bill Butler
William Franklin Butler made his major-league debut in the Kansas City Royals' second game ever, throwing five innings of one-hit relief and striking out six after entering against Harmon Killebrew and the Twins. The left-hander from Herndon, Virginia went on to post a 9-10 record with a team-high 156 strikeouts and four shutouts that 1969 rookie season, earning a spot on Topps' Rookie All-Star team, and that August he threw the first one-hitter in Royals history. His numbers faded over the next two seasons; Cleveland purchased him in 1972, then packaged him to Minnesota in an October 1973 trade. Butler's 1975 Topps card catches him in the second of three seasons in Minnesota, shuttling between the Twins and their Tacoma farm club. He closed out a seven-year career with a brief 1977 return engagement before finishing up in the Dodgers' organization at Albuquerque.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 304 | 8 | 62 | 173 | 45 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 12 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 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 #549 card?
It is card #549 of the 660-card 1975 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bill Butler.
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.