1973 Topps
Total Cards: 660
Rating: 7.6 (185 ratings)
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Top Sets: #63
Notes: Set released in five 132-card series with the final high number series (#529-660) being printed in lower quantities.
Cards
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1 | All-Time Home Run Leaders (Babe Ruth / Hank Aaron / Willie Mays) ATL | New York Yankees / Atlanta Braves / New York Mets |
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2 | Rich Hebner | Pittsburgh Pirates |
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3 | Jim Lonborg | Philadelphia Phillies |
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4 | John Milner | New York Mets |
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5 | Ed Brinkman | Detroit Tigers |
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6 | Mac Scarce RC | Philadelphia Phillies |
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7 | Texas Rangers TC | Texas Rangers |
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8 | Tom Hall | Cincinnati Reds |
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9 | Johnny Oates | Baltimore Orioles |
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10 | Don Sutton | Los Angeles Dodgers |
Trivia |
- 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.
User Comments |
This was the first year that I started collecting cards, I was 8 years old at the time. My older brother had a small number of cards from the late 60's through 1972 which got me interested in getting some of my own. I remember getting single packs from a little corner store called Dawson's in Severna Park MD and grocery tray packs from either Safeway or A&P, not sure which. I acquired a lot of cards in 73 and 74 but we moved to TN in late 74 which all but ended my trading hobby. TN is a great place to live but without a pro team there weren't a lot of kids my age that collected. My original cards are long gone but I did save a metal box that my dad painted black/orange for me (Orioles colors) and re-acquired most of the 73 and 74 cards back in the 90's. Never did finish the collection so I hope to work out some trades here to finish it off. Rating: 10 | ||
Packaging section has a photo of a wrapper from where all cards were released all at once. Rating: 9 | ||
why isn't the reds team card #641listed in the hall of famers for '73? | ||
Forum |
| Subject | Replies | Last Post |
| #42 Mike Andrews | 6 | May 4, 2026 7:46 AM by vyacheslav |
| #263 George Scott | 6 | Mar 22, 2026 8:08 PM by vyacheslav |
| Intentional or coincidence ? | 2 | Mar 7, 2026 10:25 AM by C2Cigars |
| 1973 Topps #145 Bobby Bonds question. | 3 | Sep 27, 2025 2:46 PM by 97HockeyDogDad99 |
| 1973 Topps Baseball Border Gap Variations | 6 | Sep 5, 2025 5:44 PM by jacksoncoupage |
