1976 Topps #236 Kansas City Royals Team
Hall of Famers on the 1975 Kansas City Royals roster: George Brett, Whitey Herzog and Harmon Killebrew.
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
Kansas City won 91 games in 1975, the best record in franchise history, and finished second in the American League West, six games behind the Oakland Athletics. Manager Jack McKeon was fired on July 24 with the club at 50-46, and Whitey Herzog, pictured in the inset on card #236, took over and went 41-25. First baseman John Mayberry became the first Royals player with 30 home runs in a season, hitting 34, and set a club record with 106 RBI. George Brett hit .308 and led the American League with 195 hits, Harmon Killebrew played his final season, and Herzog later joined both of them in the Hall of Fame. Royals Stadium drew 1,151,836 that year.
Sources: Wikipedia (1975 Kansas City Royals season) · Wikipedia (George Brett) · Wikipedia (Harmon Killebrew) · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 279 | 35 | 118 | 104 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 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 #236 card?
It is card #236 of the 660-card 1976 Topps Baseball set, picturing the Kansas City Royals. 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.