1975 Topps #533 Rudy Meoli
About Rudy Meoli
Rudolph Bartholomew Meoli was born May 1, 1951, in Troy, New York, and was drafted by the California Angels in the fourth round of the 1969 draft out of Royal Oak High School in Covina, California. After a brief 1971 call-up, he won the starting shortstop job in 1973 when Bobby Valentine suffered a season-ending leg injury that May. Meoli started 87 games at short that season, setting career highs with 120 games, 68 hits, and 23 RBI, and hit both of his career home runs that year — off Joe Coleman, then off Gene Garber in a 19-8 rout of Kansas City in which he drove in six runs. His 1975 Topps card, #533, catches him in his last full season as an Angel before Dave Chalk took the shortstop job and California traded him to San Diego. Meoli spent 1976-77 in the Cincinnati farm system, then closed his six-year, 310-game career with the 1978 Cubs and 1979 Phillies, batting .212 with 133 hits and 40 RBI.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 310 | 6 | 84 | 186 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 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 (8.5→8), and PSA's qualified grades are counted separately from the straight-grade rows shown here. The graders do not split the 1975 Topps Mini or O-Pee-Chee issues into this set.
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Related cards
Team card: #236 California Angels
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- #5 Nolan Ryan
- #16 Frank Tanana
- #40 Bill Singer
- #64 Dave Chalk
- #88 Tom Egan
- #114 Dick Lange
- #139 Horacio Pina
- #164 Mickey Rivers
- #187 Denny Doyle
- #215 Bobby Valentine
- #261 Andy Hassler
- #285 Ellie Rodriguez
- #312 1974 Strikeout Leaders
- #317 Joe Lahoud
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1975 Topps #533 card?
It is card #533 of the 660-card 1975 Topps Baseball set, picturing Rudy Meoli.
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 2026-08-20.