1976 Topps #532 Milt May
About Milt May
May's 1975 with the Astros produced 70 assists and 47 runners caught stealing, both league highs for catchers, along with 18 passed balls on a staff that included knuckleballer Joe Niekro. On May 4 he drove in Bob Watson for baseball's one millionth run. On December 6 he went to Detroit with Dave Roberts and Jim Crawford for four players, including Leon Roberts and Mark Lemongello, yet he is still pictured on #532 with Houston.
Milt May was a left-handed-hitting catcher who played 15 seasons, 1970 to 1984, for the Pirates, Astros, Tigers, White Sox and Giants. The Pirates drafted him as an infielder in the 11th round in 1968 out of St. Petersburg High School and converted him to catching. He was known as a good handler of pitchers and a line-drive hitter who rarely chased bad pitches, though also reputedly the slowest runner in the majors. At 21 he was on the 1971 World Series champions. With San Francisco he hit the 9,000th home run in Giants history in 1980, and in 1981 he hit .310, the highest mark ever by a Giants catcher. The Giants traded him back to Pittsburgh in August 1983 for Steve Nicosia. His father, Pinky May, was a professional third baseman, and Milt was his bat boy as a youth. He retired with 971 hits, 77 home runs and a .263 average, and later spent ten seasons as the Pirates' hitting coach and two with Florida.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 156 | 14 | 88 | 47 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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 #532 card?
It is card #532 of the 660-card 1976 Topps Baseball set, picturing Milt May of the Houston Astros.
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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