1975 Topps #35 Ron Santo
About Ron Santo
Ron Santo signed with the Cubs as a free agent in 1959 and debuted on June 26, 1960, at Forbes Field, driving in five runs in a doubleheader sweep of the Pirates. He anchored third base in Chicago for fourteen seasons, making nine All-Star teams and winning five straight Gold Gloves (1964-1968) while leading the National League in assists and putouts year after year; he remains the only third baseman in major-league history to post eight consecutive 90-RBI seasons, from 1963 through 1970. He finished with 342 home runs, 1,331 RBIs and a .277 average, all compiled while privately battling type 1 diabetes, a condition he concealed from the public until 1971. Traded to the crosstown White Sox for the 1974 season, Santo shifted to second base behind incumbent third baseman Bill Melton and retired after that lone season on the South Side - the club pictured on this 1975 Topps card, his final issue, in place of the Cubs uniform fans knew him in. Santo died in 2010 and was elected to the Hall of Fame two years later by the Golden Era Committee, with 93.8% of the vote.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 970 | 17 | 285 | 465 | 116 | 42 | 30 | 15 | 0 |
| SGC | 89 | 0 | 21 | 30 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 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 #35 card?
It is card #35 of the 660-card 1975 Topps Baseball set, picturing Ron Santo.
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.