1975 Topps #224 Ramon Hernandez
About Ramon Hernandez
Ramón Hernández, pictured on his 1975 Topps card in his fifth straight season anchoring the Pittsburgh bullpen, was a wiry left-hander out of Carolina, Puerto Rico. Signed by scout Howie Haak in 1959, he bounced through five organizations, two suspensions and a year out of baseball before the Pirates reacquired him in 1971; teammates called him "Mon," short for his given name. He turned in a career year in 1972, going 5-0 with a 1.67 ERA and 14 saves, and pitched in three straight NL Championship Series with Pittsburgh (1972, 1974-75). Close with countryman Roberto Clemente and infielder José Pagán in a clubhouse he called home, Hernández finally found stability after early-career battles with managers. In a nine-season major-league career spanning the Braves, Cubs, Pirates and Red Sox (1967-77), he went 23-15 with a 3.03 ERA and 46 saves in 337 games, adding 21 winters of Puerto Rican League ball. He died in Carolina in 2009.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 480 | 12 | 177 | 255 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| SGC | 18 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 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 #224 card?
It is card #224 of the 660-card 1975 Topps Baseball set, picturing Ramon Hernandez.
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.