1976 Topps #562 Adrian Garrett
About Adrian Garrett
The Cubs called Garrett up on April 25, 1975, and he hit a game-winning home run against San Diego. He finished that year at .234 with 7 home runs and 24 RBIs in 53 games for Chicago and California. Card #562 shows him with the Angels. In 1976 he was their third-string catcher, caught 15 games and batted .125 in 29 games before his final big league game on July 11.
Henry Adrian Garrett, the oldest of three ballplaying brothers - younger brother Wayne later played on the Mets' 1969 and 1973 pennant winners - was born January 3, 1943, in Brooksville, Florida. The Milwaukee Braves signed him for a $35,000 bonus out of high school in 1961. His 'Smokey' nickname dates to 1963 in Austin, Texas, when teammate Walt Hriniak said he resembled pitcher Smoky Joe Wood; after Hriniak's serious 1964 car accident, the rest of the club also began using it as a show of support. Garrett played parts of eight major league seasons between 1966 and 1976 for the Braves, Cubs, Athletics and Angels, batting .185 with 11 home runs in 163 games. He hit more than 400 home runs in all, across the United States, Canada, Japan, the Dominican Republic and Venezuela, and won four minor league home run titles. Tacoma inducted him into its baseball hall of fame in 1993. He later hit 102 home runs over three seasons (1977-79) for Japan's Hiroshima Toyo Carp, part of their 1979 Nippon Series championship club, then coached and managed in several major league farm systems.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 90 | 10 | 46 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Data as of 2026-10-19. Half grades fold down for both graders (8.5→8); PSA qualified slabs (OC, ST, PD, MC and the like) are not counted.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1976 Topps #562 card?
It is card #562 of the 660-card 1976 Topps Baseball set, picturing Adrian Garrett of the California Angels.
How many cards are in the 1976 Topps Baseball set?
660 cards, numbered 1 through 660 with none skipped and printed in equal quantities as a single series. No card carries a catalogued print variation, so the base set and the master set are the same 660 cards.
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