1975 Topps #301 Dave Roberts
About Dave Roberts
Dave Roberts broke in with the expansion Padres in 1969, and after early elbow and shoulder trouble forced him to reinvent himself as a control pitcher, put together a career year in 1971: a 2.10 ERA, second-best in the National League, and a 12-inning shutout duel with Tom Seaver. San Diego traded him to Houston that December, and card #301 catches him mid-career with the Astros (1972-75), the most productive stretch of his 13 seasons - a 17-11, six-shutout 1973 and a one-hitter over the Phillies. Dealt to Detroit after 1975, Roberts pitched six more seasons for six more clubs before retiring in 1981 with 103 wins, 957 strikeouts and a 3.78 ERA over 445 games. His only postseason work came as a workhorse long reliever for the 1979 World Series champion "We Are Family" Pirates, who voted him a full championship share. Card #558, also billed as Dave Roberts on the Padres in this same set, actually pictures an unrelated player, third baseman David Wayne Roberts, San Diego's No. 1 overall pick in 1972, one of the hobby's stranger same-name coincidences.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 198 | 0 | 37 | 120 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| SGC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 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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Related cards
More Dave Roberts in this set: #558
Team card: #487 Houston Astros
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- #25 Lee May
- #49 Larry Dierker
- #73 J.R. Richard
- #96 Mike Cosgrove
- #119 Tommy Helms
- #143 Cliff Johnson
- #165 Doug Rader
- #188 Tom Griffin
- #218 Jerry Johnson
- #227 Bob Watson
- #252 Fred Scherman
- #279 Milt May
- #334 Greg Gross
- #357 Ken Forsch
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1975 Topps #301 card?
It is card #301 of the 660-card 1975 Topps Baseball set, picturing Dave Roberts.
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.