1975 Topps #356 Rico Petrocelli
About Rico Petrocelli
Americo Peter "Rico" Petrocelli signed with the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in July 1961 out of Sheepshead Bay High School in Brooklyn, debuting in the majors on September 21, 1963. He spent his entire 13-year career with Boston, holding down shortstop through the 1967 "Impossible Dream" pennant season, when he was an All-Star and hit two home runs in the World Series against St. Louis. In 1969 he set a since-broken record for home runs by a shortstop with 40, made a second All-Star team, and led AL shortstops in fielding. In 1971 he shifted to third base to open shortstop for incoming Hall of Famer Luis Aparicio, and led AL third basemen in fielding that year. Petrocelli's card in the 1975 Topps set captures him during Boston's AL East championship season, when he anchored third base for a Red Sox club that swept Oakland in the ALCS and pushed the Reds to seven games in the World Series, batting .308 in that Series. He finished with 210 home runs and 773 RBIs, both among the Red Sox's all-time top ten, and was inducted into the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame in 1997.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 319 | 3 | 66 | 193 | 37 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| SGC | 16 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 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 #356 card?
It is card #356 of the 660-card 1975 Topps Baseball set, picturing Rico Petrocelli.
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.