1976 Topps #650 Thurman Munson
About Thurman Munson
Two cards cover Munson's 1975, when he hit a career-high .318 with 102 RBIs. #192 is a League Leaders card pairing him with Rod Carew of the Twins and Fred Lynn of the Red Sox, the two men ahead of him in the American League batting race. #650 is his own card, with the All-Star designation on the front. On June 24 that year, after Baltimore's Mike Torrez hit him, threw at his head and then blew him kisses, Munson grounded out and charged the mound.
Thurman Munson caught for the New York Yankees in all 11 of his seasons, 1969 through 1979, and hit .292 with 113 home runs and 701 RBIs. The Yankees took him fourth overall in the 1968 draft out of Kent State, where he had been a College All-American. He was the 1970 American League Rookie of the Year and the 1976 MVP, won three Gold Gloves and made seven All-Star teams. Billy Martin named him captain before the 1976 season, the first Yankees captain since Lou Gehrig, and New York won three straight pennants and the 1977 and 1978 World Series. He was the second catcher, after Johnny Bench, to win a Rookie of the Year award, an MVP award, a Gold Glove and a World Series title. Munson bought a Cessna Citation jet so he could fly home to his family in Canton on off-days, and on August 2, 1979, he died at 32 when it crashed short of the runway while he practiced landings at Akron-Canton airport. The Yankees retired number 15 at once and dedicated a plaque to him in Monument Park. In 2000 he joined the inaugural class of the Cape Cod Baseball League Hall of Fame.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 2,436 | 43 | 371 | 937 | 453 | 273 | 172 | 185 | 2 |
| SGC | 394 | 2 | 22 | 98 | 111 | 71 | 44 | 43 | 3 |
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 Thurman Munson in this set: #192 League Leaders
Team card: #17 New York Yankees Team
More New York Yankees cards:
- #2 Bobby Bonds
- #41 Tippy Martinez
- #65 Chris Chambliss
- #100 Jim Hunter
- #123 Walt Williams
- #146 George Medich
- #169 Graig Nettles
- #192 1975 AL Batting Leaders
- #200 1975 AL Victory Leaders
- #202 1975 AL ERA Leaders
- #225 Roy White
- #248 Dick Tidrow
- #272 Rick Dempsey
- #296 Pat Dobson
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1976 Topps #650 card?
It is card #650 of the 660-card 1976 Topps Baseball set, picturing Thurman Munson of the New York Yankees.
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.