1976 Topps #531 New York Mets Team
Hall of Famers on the 1975 New York Mets roster: Yogi Berra, Tom Seaver and Joe Torre.
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
Joe Frazier, named Mets manager on October 3, 1975, appears in the inset on the front of #531. The 1975 club finished 82-80 under Yogi Berra and then Roy McMillan. Berra was fired on August 6, and the club ended in a tie for third in the NL East, 10 1/2 games behind Pittsburgh. Tom Seaver went 22-9 for his third Cy Young Award. Dave Kingman, acquired from the Giants for about $100,000, hit 36 home runs, then a team record, and Rusty Staub became the first Met to drive in 100 runs, finishing with 105. Joe Torre, later a Hall of Famer, was also on the roster. Shea Stadium drew 1,730,566. Casey Stengel died on September 29, and owner Joan Payson on October 4.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 375 | 61 | 187 | 94 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 13 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 #531 card?
It is card #531 of the 660-card 1976 Topps Baseball set, picturing the New York Mets. 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.