1973 Topps

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1973 Topps

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• The first Topps set to make all cards available at one time- at least in limited areas of the country.
• Roberto Clemente's (#50) and Willie Mays' (#305) last appearances on Topps cards as active players.
• Tom Hutton (#271), Garry Maddox (#322), Dick Tidrow (#339) and Don Baylor (#384) were each named to the 1972 Topps All-Star Rookie Team but their cards are missing the trophy designation.
• Team checklists were made available via a mail-in offer.
• The consecutive cards #126 and #127 are of Jim Brewer and the Milwaukee Brewers.
• The big rookies in this set are Mike Schmidt and Rich Gossage. Other notable rookies include: Buddy Bell, Davey Lopes, Bob Boone and Dwight Evans.
• Series 1 = 1-132
  Series 2 = 133-264
  Series 3 = 265-396
  Series 4 = 397-528
  Series 5 = 529-660
• #11 Chris Chambliss - UER: Home listed as "Encinidas", should be "Encinitas"
• #45 Ellie Rodriguez - Card #45, which is supposed to be of Ellie Rodriguez, is a photo of Paul Ratliffe.
• #80 Tony Oliva - UER: Minnesota misspelled "Minnseota" on front
• #110 Bob Watson - UER: Did not hit over 20 homers in 1972
• #135 Lee May - UER: Career AVG as .000, should be .276
• #145 Bobby Bonds - UER: Stats from 1966 Fresno through 1969 Giants are mixed up. See comments.
• #145 Bobby Bonds - Willie Stargell cameo
• #170 Harmon Killebrew - Jerry Moses, Cleveland catcher
• #175 Frank Robinson - John Bateman, Phillies catcher
• #221 Fred Kendall - UER: 1971 Hawaii 11 hits added to ML Totals, resulting in incorrect Hits (s/b 82) and Avg (s/b .196)
• #230 Joe Morgan - UER: Back of card says Morgan throws left; he actually threw right-handed
• #246 Ken Sanders - Card #246- Ken Sanders is depicted as a member of the Phillies, in spite of the fact that he was acquired by Philadelphia from Milwaukee in October of 1972 and traded to Minnesota a month later. Chances are, he never even had a chance to put on a Phillies hat.
• #257 Mets Field Leaders (Yogi Berra / Roy McMillan / Joe Pignatano / Rube Walker / Eddie Yost) - UER: Yost's home is listed as "Hauppage", should be "Hauppauge"
• #257 Mets Field Leaders (Yogi Berra / Roy McMillan / Joe Pignatano / Rube Walker / Eddie Yost) - UER: Yost's home is listed as "Hauppage", should be "Hauppauge"
• #263 George Scott - The photo for George Scott #263 appears to have been altered by Topps. It's an Oakland A's home game, but the crowd in the back is not looking in the direction of the play, and also appears to be Milwaukee's County Stadium.
• #271 Tom Hutton - Tom Hutton was named to the 1972 Topps All-Star Rookie Team but his #271 card is missing the trophy designation.
• #322 Garry Maddox - Garry Maddox was named to the 1972 Topps All-Star Rookie Team but his #322 card is missing the trophy designation.
• #339 Dick Tidrow - Dick Tidrow was named to the 1972 Topps All-Star Rookie Team but his #339 card is missing the trophy designation.
• #360 Joe Rudi - Card #360 does not feature Joe Rudi at all; the A's player highlighted is Gene Tenace.
• #381 Vicente Romo - UER: Born on "5-21-43", should be "4-12-43"
• #384 Don Baylor - Don Baylor was named to the 1972 Topps All-Star Rookie Team but his #384 card is missing the trophy designation.
• #485 Norm Cash - UER: Cartoon notes he was a Chicago Bears 1st round pick, was actually 13th round
• #553 Mickey Scott - Card #553 - Mickey Scott, features a very early advertisement for Walt Disney World in the background.
• #612 1973 Rookie Pitchers (Steve Lawson / Bob Reynolds / Brent Strom) - Bob Reynolds appears on a multi-rookie card for the third consecutive year, all with different teams (1971 Expos, 1972 Brewers, 1973 Orioles).
• #635 Gene Alley - The Gold Glove award is referred to as the Golden Glove award on the back of the card.