Graded 1974 Topps Mike Schmidt #283 2nd Year Baseball Card PSA 7 NM

⚾ Mike Schmidt 1974 Topps #283 2nd Year Baseball Card — PSA 7 NM — Philadelphia Phillies — Three-Time NL MVP, Hall of Famer, The Greatest Third Baseman in Phillies History — A Certified Near-Mint Survivor From More Than Half a Century Ago

⚾ There are baseball players who define a position for an era, and then there is Mike Schmidt — the Philadelphia Phillies third baseman who redefined what was possible at the hot corner, who combined the defensive mastery and the offensive production that generations of coaches and evaluators use as the benchmark when they project third basemen, who took a team that had been one of baseball's most celebrated traditions without a championship and delivered the city of Philadelphia the 1980 World Series title that the fans had spent decades waiting for. The 1974 Topps #283 is Schmidt's second year in the flagship Topps set, issued two seasons into a career that would produce 548 home runs, three National League MVP awards, twelve All-Star selections, and ten Gold Gloves. Graded PSA 7 NM — Near-Mint — after more than fifty years. Condition: NOS.

🔔 Philadelphia Phillies — The Vet, Broad Street, and a Third Baseman Who Defined the Franchise

🔔 Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia was the environment that shaped Mike Schmidt's professional career — the turf, the crowd, the expectations that Philadelphia sports fans bring to every game played in one of the most demanding sports markets in America. Phillies fans in the 1970s and 1980s watched Schmidt develop from a promising young third baseman into the best player in the National League, watched him carry the Phillies to postseason success that the city had waited for through generations of near-misses, and watched him deliver the 1980 World Series championship that gave Philadelphia its first major professional sports title in decades. The 1974 Topps #283 is Schmidt at the beginning of that journey. Condition: NOS.

🏆 Three NL MVP Awards — 1980, 1981, and 1986

🏆 The most exclusive club in baseball MVP history is the group of players who have won three or more National League Most Valuable Player awards. Mike Schmidt is in that club — the 1980 MVP anchored to the World Series championship year, the 1981 MVP demonstrating that the 1980 season was not an isolated achievement, and the 1986 MVP confirming at age 36 that Schmidt could still be the best player in the National League more than a decade into his career. Three MVP awards across a career that also produced ten consecutive Gold Gloves at third base, the most complete profile of any third baseman who has ever played the game. Condition: NOS.

💎 PSA 7 NM — A Half-Century of Survival in Near-Mint Condition

💎 PSA 7 Near-Mint on a 1974 Topps card means this Mike Schmidt #283 has survived since the Nixon administration in condition that PSA's graders classify as Near-Mint — a designation that reflects a card with only minor wear considering its age, with good overall presentation, four reasonably sharp corners, and a surface that has remained largely free of the kind of significant damage that five decades can inflict on a piece of cardboard. For a card that has been in existence since 1974, PSA 7 is a meaningful grade that collector communities pursue for era collections, player collections, and vintage set builds. Condition: NOS.

⚾🌟 Mike Schmidt. 1974 Topps #283 2nd Year Card. PSA 7 NM. Philadelphia Phillies. 3x NL MVP. 10x Gold Glove. Hall of Famer. Hall of Fame Sports Memorabilia. Condition: NOS.