1975 Topps #321 Rudy May
About Rudy May
Rudy May broke in with the 1965 Los Angeles Angels, working a one-hitter with a no-decision in his debut, then lost parts of three seasons to a torn shoulder ligament before returning for good in 1969. The hard-throwing lefty, nicknamed "the Dude" for his sharp-dressing ways, reinvented himself as a curveball specialist -- "People feared it," he said of the pitch -- with help from Yankees coach Whitey Ford after New York bought his contract from the Angels in June 1974. This 1975 Topps card catches May coming off a career-best 13 complete games and a 14-12, 3.06 season in which he was the toughest AL starter to take deep, allowing just nine homers in 212 innings. Traded to Baltimore in 1976 and later a contributor to Montreal's 95-win 1979 club, May returned to New York as a free agent and led the AL with a 2.46 ERA in 1980, starting Game Two of that year's ALCS. He retired after 1984 with 152 career wins and 1,760 strikeouts over 16 big-league seasons, and was never elected to the Hall of Fame.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 439 | 5 | 110 | 272 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 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 #321 card?
It is card #321 of the 660-card 1975 Topps Baseball set, picturing Rudy May.
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.