1975 Topps #487 Houston Astros
Houston Astros team card with the manager inset (Preston Gomez) 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 Houston Astros
The 1975 Astros debuted their now-iconic rainbow uniforms carrying high hopes after three straight near-.500 seasons, but the year unraveled quickly. Right-hander Don Wilson, whose number the club retired that April, had died of carbon monoxide poisoning that January, and Houston lost 16 of its first 24 games. Rookie José Cruz homered in his Astros debut on Opening Day, first baseman Bob Watson made the All-Star team and scored baseball's millionth run on May 4, and center fielder César Cedeño earned his fourth straight Gold Glove — rare bright spots on a team mired in last place. With Houston at 47–80 on August 18, manager Preston Gómez was fired and replaced by Bill Virdon, who went 17–17–1 the rest of the way. The Astros finished 64–97–1, last in the NL West, 43½ games behind the champion Reds — the worst record in franchise history to that point.
Sources: Wikipedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 291 | 4 | 63 | 162 | 40 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 12 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1975 Topps #487 card?
It is card #487 of the 660-card 1975 Topps Baseball set, picturing the Houston Astros, with manager Preston Gomez. 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.