1976 Topps #468 Jesus Alou
About Jesus Alou
Oakland released Alou at the end of March 1975, and he signed with the New York Mets on April 10. He hit .265 in 102 at-bats over 62 games, often as a pinch hitter. Twenty of those games were in the outfield, and he drove in 11 runs. The Mets released him before the 1976 season, yet 1976 Topps #468 prints him with New York.
Jesus Alou was a Dominican outfielder who played 15 major league seasons, the youngest of three baseball-playing brothers alongside Felipe and Matty Alou. Signed by the San Francisco Giants as a teenager out of Bajos de Haina, he worked his way up through the minors with strong batting averages and reached the majors in September 1963, joining a Giants outfield that briefly included all three brothers at once. He was a free swinger who struck out only 267 times in 4,345 career at-bats, a knack he credited to a childhood backyard game with his brothers in which a batter kept hitting as long as he did not strike out. After six years in San Francisco he moved on to the Houston Astros, then the Oakland Athletics, where he was a bench player on two World Series champions, before finishing his career with the New York Mets and a return to Houston. He survived a frightening on-field collision in 1969 that left him briefly unconscious. After retiring he spent decades working in scouting and player development for the Expos, Marlins and Red Sox.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 188 | 30 | 107 | 41 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 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 #468 card?
It is card #468 of the 660-card 1976 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jesus Alou of the New York Mets.
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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