1975 Topps #157 Pedro Borbon
About Pedro Borbon
Pedro Borbón Rodríguez signed with the St. Louis Cardinals as a free agent out of the Dominican Republic in 1964, was drafted by the Angels organization in 1966, and debuted in the majors on April 9, 1969, throwing three scoreless innings in relief of Andy Messersmith. That November a five-player trade sent him to Cincinnati, where the hard-throwing right-hander became one of manager Sparky Anderson's most trusted relievers. From 1972 through 1977 Borbón ranked among the National League's top five in games pitched every season, working at least 121 innings each year for the Big Red Machine. He helped Cincinnati to four pennants and back-to-back World Series titles in 1975 and 1976, going 1-0 with a 1.26 ERA over four NLCS. Borbón was also famously combative, once biting a chunk out of a Mets cap during a 1973 bench-clearing brawl. Cincinnati inducted him into its team Hall of Fame in 2010. This #157 Topps issue catches him mid-career during that Reds dynasty run.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 436 | 10 | 151 | 235 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 24 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 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 #157 card?
It is card #157 of the 660-card 1975 Topps Baseball set, picturing Pedro Borbon.
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.