1975 Topps #351 Bob Boone
About Bob Boone
Robert Raymond Boone was Philadelphia's sixth-round pick out of Stanford in the 1969 draft, converted to catcher in the low minors and given his big-league debut in September 1972. His 1975 Topps card (#351) catches him early in his decade with the Phillies, a stretch in which he claimed three of his four career All-Star selections (1976, 1978, 1979) and anchored the pitching staff that won the franchise's first World Series title in 1980, hitting .412 in that Fall Classic. Behind the plate he was elite rather than flashy — just eight errors and three passed balls in 1977 alone — and after a 1982 trade sent him to the California Angels, he kept catching at that level into his 40s. He finished with seven career Gold Gloves (two with the Phillies, five with the Angels and Royals), becoming the first catcher to win the award in both leagues. He closed his 19-year career with Kansas City in 1990 having caught a then-record 2,225 games, throwing out Rickey Henderson at the highest recorded success rate of any catcher. Son of Ray Boone and father of All-Stars Bret and Aaron Boone, he later managed the Kansas City Royals and Cincinnati Reds.
Sources: Wikipedia · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 566 | 27 | 226 | 259 | 34 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 30 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 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 #351 card?
It is card #351 of the 660-card 1975 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bob Boone.
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.