1975 Topps #319 Johnny Oates
About Johnny Oates
Johnny Oates broke in as a second-round pick of the Chicago White Sox out of Virginia Tech in 1966, then signed with the Baltimore Orioles as a first-round selection in the January 1967 secondary draft. A sure-handed catcher who topped American League backstops with a .995 fielding percentage in 1972, he was traded that December along with Davey Johnson and Pat Dobson to the Atlanta Braves for slugger Earl Williams. Oates's 1975 Topps card catches him in his third and final Atlanta season, platooning behind the plate before a May trade sent him to Philadelphia. He helped the 1976 Phillies win the NL East and backed up Steve Yeager on Los Angeles Dodgers pennant winners in 1977 and 1978, closing his eleven-year playing career with the Yankees in 1981. Oates's greater legacy came later, guiding the Texas Rangers to their first three playoff berths and winning 1996 AL Manager of the Year before his death from brain cancer in 2004 at age 58.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 255 | 5 | 64 | 148 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 10 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1975 Topps #319 card?
It is card #319 of the 660-card 1975 Topps Baseball set, picturing Johnny Oates.
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.