1975 Topps #275 Paul Blair
About Paul Blair
Paul Blair broke in with the Orioles on September 9, 1964, after signing with the Mets as an amateur free agent in 1961 and being swept up in Baltimore's 1962 first-year draft. He won the Orioles' center-field job for good in 1965, playing so shallow that hitters could rarely beat him to balls hit over his head. Blair anchored the outfield for Baltimore's 1966 and 1969-71 pennant winners, homering in Game 3 of the 1966 World Series sweep and batting .474 in the 1970 Series against Cincinnati. A two-time All-Star (1969, 1973) nicknamed "Motormouth" for his nonstop chatter, he won eight Gold Gloves, seven of them in a row from 1969 through 1975 - the very season pictured on his 1975 Topps card No. 275 - finishing with a career range factor that outpaced even Willie Mays. Traded to the Yankees in January 1977, he added two more championship rings before a brief stop in Cincinnati and a final season back in New York. Blair retired with 134 home runs, 620 RBI and a .987 fielding percentage, entered the Orioles Hall of Fame in 1984, and died in 2013 after collapsing while bowling near Baltimore.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 275 | 9 | 76 | 141 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 11 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 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 #275 card?
It is card #275 of the 660-card 1975 Topps Baseball set, picturing Paul Blair.
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.