1975 Topps #414 Manny Mota
About Manny Mota
Manuel Rafael Mota Gerónimo signed with the New York Giants for a $400 bonus on February 21, 1957, and broke into pro ball that year with the Class D Michigan City White Caps. He debuted with the Giants in 1962, was dealt to Pittsburgh in 1963, and hit .297 over six seasons with the Pirates before Montreal took him in the 1968 expansion draft. A June 1969 trade sent Mota to the Dodgers along with Maury Wills, and Los Angeles turned him into the National League's premier pinch hitter. Mota made the 1973 All-Star team and went on to set the career pinch-hit record with 150, a mark that stood until 2001. Jim Murray of the Los Angeles Times said he "could get wood on a bullet." His 1975 Topps card, #414, catches him mid-career with the Dodgers, for whom he later coached 34 consecutive seasons, a franchise record. Countrymen in the Dominican Republic still call him "El Chory" — Shorty — a nickname his father gave him for playing up against older, bigger kids. Mota finished with a .304 lifetime average over 20 seasons and won two World Series rings as a Dodgers coach, in 1981 and 1988.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 306 | 0 | 74 | 171 | 36 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| SGC | 18 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 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 #414 card?
It is card #414 of the 660-card 1975 Topps Baseball set, picturing Manny Mota.
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.