1975 Topps #264 John Milner
About John Milner
John Milner broke into pro ball as a 14th-round pick by the Mets in 1968 out of South Fulton High School in East Point, Georgia, reaching the majors on September 15, 1971. A muscular left-handed pull hitter, he earned the nickname "the Hammer" for his resemblance to and admiration of fellow Georgian Hank Aaron, finishing third in the 1972 NL Rookie of the Year vote after a team-high 17 home runs. Splitting time at first base and left field for the Mets through 1977, he set a career-best 23 homers in 1973 as New York upset Cincinnati's "Big Red Machine" for the pennant, the season before his 1975 Topps card (#264) was issued. Traded to Pittsburgh in a four-team, eleven-player deal, he became a valued reserve, batting .333 as the Pirates beat Baltimore in the 1979 World Series. He closed his 12-year career with Montreal and Pittsburgh in 1982, finishing with 131 home runs, a .249 average, and more career walks than strikeouts, and later testified candidly about cocaine use during baseball's 1985 Pittsburgh drug trials. Milner died of cancer in 2000 at age 50.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 332 | 7 | 104 | 187 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 9 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 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 #264 card?
It is card #264 of the 660-card 1975 Topps Baseball set, picturing John Milner.
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.