1975 Topps #531 Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati Reds team card with the manager inset (Sparky Anderson) and the team checklist on the back.
About this card
The twenty-four team cards pair a club photo with its manager and double as the team checklist on the back.
About Cincinnati Reds
Card #531 catches the Reds, the "Big Red Machine," on the launch pad of a dynasty. After near-misses in 1970, 1972, and 1973, manager Sparky Anderson reshuffled a slow-starting lineup in May, sliding All-Star left fielder Pete Rose to third base to open a permanent spot for George Foster. The move completed the legendary "Great Eight" — Johnny Bench, Tony Perez, Joe Morgan, Dave Concepcion, Rose, Foster, Cesar Geronimo, and Ken Griffey — and the retooled Reds ripped off a 41-9 stretch beginning May 21 that buried the division race. Cincinnati finished 108-54, twenty games ahead of the Dodgers, with a 64-17 home record at Riverfront Stadium, then swept Pittsburgh in the NLCS. The World Series against Boston went the distance, Carlton Fisk's Game 6 homer forcing a Game 7 that Joe Morgan, the league's MVP, won with a ninth-inning single — the franchise's first championship since 1940. Anderson, dubbed "Captain Hook" for his quick trips to the bullpen, later joined Bench, Morgan, and Perez in Cooperstown.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 742 | 9 | 152 | 409 | 100 | 43 | 14 | 15 | 0 |
| SGC | 36 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
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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More Cincinnati Reds cards:
- #17 Dave Concepcion
- #41 Cesar Geronimo
- #65 Don Gullett
- #87 George Foster
- #108 Tom Hall
- #133 Dan Driessen
- #157 Pedro Borbon
- #180 Joe Morgan
- #235 Jack Billingham
- #260 Johnny Bench
- #284 Ken Griffey
- #320 Pete Rose
- #345 Clay Carroll
- #369 Merv Rettenmund
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1975 Topps #531 card?
It is card #531 of the 660-card 1975 Topps Baseball set, picturing the Cincinnati Reds, with manager Sparky Anderson. The twenty-four team cards pair a club photo with its manager and double as the team checklist on the back.
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.