1976 Topps #461 NL & AL Championships
Pictures two Hall of Famers: Johnny Bench and Tony Perez.
About this card
The set's two Postseason cards: #461 NL & AL Championships covers the 1975 playoffs (Reds, Pirates, Red Sox and Athletics), and #462 the 1975 World Series between the Reds and the Red Sox.
The story on this card
Both 1975 league championship series ended in sweeps, and #461 in the 1976 Topps Postseason subset covers them together, with Johnny Bench, Tony Perez, Don Gullett and Luis Tiant pictured. Cincinnati beat Pittsburgh in three games. In Game 1 Gullett threw a complete game, drove in a run with a single and hit a home run in an 8-3 win, and Perez knocked in a run. Perez homered in the first inning of Game 2 off Jim Rooker, and the Reds won 6-1. Game 3 went ten innings; Pete Rose's eighth-inning homer put Cincinnati ahead, and the Reds scored twice in the tenth for a 5-3 win. In the American League, Boston swept Oakland. Tiant pitched a complete game in the opener, allowing one run on three hits with eight strikeouts in a 7-1 win. The Red Sox clinched 5-3 in Game 3 and took their first pennant in eight years. #462 in the subset covers the World Series.
Sources: Wikipedia (1975 National League Championship Series) · Wikipedia (1975 American League Championship Series) · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 395 | 29 | 163 | 158 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 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 #461 card?
It is card #461 of the 660-card 1976 Topps Baseball set, NL & AL Championships. The set's two Postseason cards: #461 NL & AL Championships covers the 1975 playoffs (Reds, Pirates, Red Sox and Athletics), and #462 the 1975 World Series between the Reds and the Red Sox.
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.