1976 Topps #440 John Mayberry
About John Mayberry
Three cards cover 1976. League Leaders #194 puts Mayberry with Reggie Jackson of Oakland and Milwaukee's George Scott, and #196 with Scott and Boston's Fred Lynn. His regular Royals card is #440. Behind them stood his 1975 season: 34 home runs, a Royals record when he retired, and 106 RBIs, both career highs. He hit 12 home runs in July to earn Player of the Month honors and homered three times in one game against Ferguson Jenkins.
John Mayberry was a left-handed power-hitting first baseman who played 15 seasons for Houston, Kansas City, Toronto and the New York Yankees, hitting 255 home runs. The Astros took him sixth overall in the 1967 draft out of Detroit's Northwestern High School, where he also starred in basketball. Houston tried to turn him into a contact hitter, but in Kansas City he became a regular, with two All-Star selections and two Sporting News All-Star first-base honors. He fielded .994 at first base, and when he retired he held the Blue Jays' single-season home run record. He finished second in the 1975 MVP voting. He ended his career with the Yankees in 1982. The Royals inducted him into their Hall of Fame in 1996, and his son John Jr. later played in the majors.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 125 | 1 | 34 | 64 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| SGC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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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Related cards
More John Mayberry in this set: #194 League Leaders, #196 League Leaders
Team card: #236 Kansas City Royals Team
More Kansas City Royals cards:
- #19 George Brett
- #43 Paul Splittorff
- #72 Hal McRae
- #96 Doug Bird
- #121 Tony Solaita
- #144 Al Fitzmorris
- #167 Freddie Patek
- #194 1975 AL Home Run Leaders
- #196 1975 AL RBI Leaders
- #198 1975 AL Stolen Base Leaders
- #260 Steve Busby
- #286 Jim Wohlford
- #311 Cookie Rojas
- #334 Dennis Leonard
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1976 Topps #440 card?
It is card #440 of the 660-card 1976 Topps Baseball set, picturing John Mayberry of the Kansas City Royals.
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.