1976 Topps #231 Tom House
About Tom House
Tom House worked 58 games for the 1975 Atlanta Braves, going 7-7 with a 3.18 ERA. His 45 games finished ranked third in the National League and his 11 saves tenth. Atlanta had traded him to the Red Sox by then, but his 1976 Topps card, #231, still carries the Braves.
Thomas Ross House, a left-handed pitcher out of the University of Southern California, was Atlanta's third-round pick in the 1967 draft's secondary phase. He debuted for the Braves on June 23, 1971, and spent eight big-league seasons mostly as a reliever, moving to the Boston Red Sox in a December 1975 trade for Roger Moret and finishing with the expansion Seattle Mariners in 1977-78. His best year came in 1974, when he posted a 1.93 ERA over 102 2/3 relief innings for Atlanta. On April 8, 1974, he caught Hank Aaron's record-breaking 715th home run in the Braves bullpen and ran the ball back to Aaron at home plate. After retiring with a 29-23 career record, House earned a Ph.D. in sports psychology and became a pitching coach, working with Nolan Ryan in Texas and later training NFL quarterbacks.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 168 | 13 | 96 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 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 #231 card?
It is card #231 of the 660-card 1976 Topps Baseball set, picturing Tom House of the Atlanta Braves.
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.