1975 Topps #561 Oakland Athletics
Oakland Athletics team card with the manager inset (Alvin Dark) 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 Oakland Athletics
The 1975 Topps team card catches the Oakland Athletics chasing a fourth straight championship under manager Alvin Dark, back in Oakland's dugout for a second stint after piloting the 1974 World Series champions. The A's went 98-64 to capture a fifth consecutive American League West title, doing it without ace Catfish Hunter, freed to sign with the Yankees when arbitrator Peter Seitz voided his contract that December. Reggie Jackson led the club with 36 home runs and 104 RBI, while Sal Bando, Joe Rudi, Bert Campaneris, and 20-year-old Claudell Washington (.308, a team-high 182 hits) filled out a lineup still built around the dynasty's core. Vida Blue won 22 games and Ken Holtzman 18, with closer Rollie Fingers saving 24; on September 28 Blue, Fingers, Glenn Abbott, and Paul Lindblad combined on a no-hitter against California. It wasn't enough in October - the Boston Red Sox swept Oakland in three straight ALCS games, ending the dynasty's three-year reign, and Finley fired Dark for a second time weeks later.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 376 | 4 | 82 | 212 | 55 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| SGC | 13 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 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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- #45 Joe Rudi
- #69 John Odom
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- #121 Bill North
- #145 Ken Holtzman
- #170 Bert Campaneris
- #209 1971 MVPs
- #211 1973 MVPs
- #230 Jim Hunter
- #253 Jesus Alou
- #278 Paul Lindblad
- #300 Reggie Jackson
- #309 1974 Stolen Base Leaders
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1975 Topps #561 card?
It is card #561 of the 660-card 1975 Topps Baseball set, picturing the Oakland Athletics, with manager Alvin Dark. 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 2026-10-05.