1976 Topps #458 Earl Williams
About Earl Williams
Back in Atlanta in 1975, Williams played 90 games at first base and hit 11 home runs, his lowest total in a full season. He caught more often in 1976 and finished with 17 home runs and 55 RBI between Atlanta and Montreal. Card #458 carries the Atlanta Braves.
Earl Williams was a right-handed power hitter who won the 1971 National League Rookie of the Year award as a catcher. The Milwaukee Braves made him the sixth overall pick in the August phase of the 1965 draft out of Montclair High School in New Jersey, where he had been a pitcher, and he gave up a scholarship to Ithaca College to sign. After one season on the mound in 1966 he moved to first base and the outfield, and Atlanta began converting him to catcher before 1970. He hit more than 25 home runs in each of his first two full seasons, then went to Baltimore after 1972 in a blockbuster that sent Davey Johnson, Pat Dobson, Johnny Oates and Roric Harrison to the Braves. Two years with the Orioles were followed by a trade back to Atlanta for pitcher Jimmy Freeman, a June 1976 sale to Montreal, and a final season with Oakland in 1977. Williams died in 2013 at age 64.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 98 | 6 | 49 | 34 | 8 | 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 #458 card?
It is card #458 of the 660-card 1976 Topps Baseball set, picturing Earl Williams of the Atlanta Braves.
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.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA CardFacts, BaseballCardPedia, Cardboard Connection, Baseball Almanac, 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 2026-10-25.