1976 Topps #147 Houston Astros Team
About this card
This is one of the 24 team cards, one for each club. Twenty-two carry a manager inset; #421 Oakland Athletics and #443 San Francisco Giants have none.
The story on this card
Houston's 1975 ended at 64-97-1, the worst record in the National League and 43 1/2 games behind Cincinnati in the NL West. The 97 losses tied the club record set in 1965. Preston Gomez was dismissed with the team at 47-80, and Bill Virdon, shown in the inset on this team card, #147, took over in August after the Yankees let him go; the Astros went 17-17-1 under him. The club first wore its rainbow uniforms. Cesar Cedeno stole 50 bases and won his fourth Gold Glove, Bob Watson led the club with a .324 average and 85 RBI and made the All-Star team, and Larry Dierker won 14 games. Jose Cruz opened the year with a home run in his first Astros game, and Watson scored the 1,000,000th run in baseball history on May 4 at Candlestick Park.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 259 | 61 | 107 | 73 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 9 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 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 #147 card?
It is card #147 of the 660-card 1976 Topps Baseball set, picturing the Houston Astros. This is one of the 24 team cards, one for each club. Twenty-two carry a manager inset; #421 Oakland Athletics and #443 San Francisco Giants have none.
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.