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1973 Topps Baseball Cards

1973 Topps Baseball Cards

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Led by the rookie card for Mike Schmidt, 1973 Topps Baseball goes the simple route with design, especially in comparison to the previous year. Slightly less common than other 1970s releases, '73 Topps relies on large player photos.

1973 Topps Baseball consists of 660 cards. This represents a 127-card decrease from the 1972 Topps Baseball release. It also has the distinction of being the smallest Topps baseball card set of the 1970s and the last vintage Topps set to be released in a multiple series format. Also of note is that 1973 Topps marks the last active baseball card appearance for Willie Mays.

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The 1973 Topps Baseball design delivers a fairly drastic change from the flamboyant offering of 1972. Using a much more conservative approach, the cards showcase a wide variety of photograph types that dominate much of the the card. The lower right corner of the card displays a silhouette of a player in one of several fielding positions and is set against a colored circle. The player's team, name and position can be found at the bottom of the card.

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The card backs utilize a yellow and black color scheme. Biographical and statistical information share space with a cartoon and short write-up. The flow of the information on the back of the card is comprehensive without being cluttered or busy. This attribute is due to the vertical orientation of the card back, which Topps had not used in several years. The card number is set within the middle of a baseball graphic, making it easy to identify and read.

The main 1973 Topps Baseball design has always been met with mixed reaction by collectors, even to this day. Some prefer the simplicity, while others complain about the lack of color and uninspired photography.

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While the checklist saw a decent size decrease, it did not really come at the expense of subset cards. 1973 Topps Baseball includes several regular subset options, including League Leaders (#61-68), Playoff/World Series Highlights (#201-210) and Boyhood Photos of the Stars (#341-346). Additionally, former greats were included in the All-Time Leaders subset (#471-478) and Rookie Stars (#601-616) were grouped together for once.

The Rookie Stars also differ from earlier sets because they are arranged by position rather than team. Finally, cards for entire coaching staffs can be found and there are also team checklist cards in addition to traditional team cards and series checklists. The blue team checklists are not numbered and feature replica signatures for the entire team.

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While the Hall of Fame rookie card for  Mike Schmidt's rookie card is the clear highlight of the checklist, several other players make their cardboard debut in 1973 Topps Baseball. This includes rookie cards for Goose Gossage, Bob Boone and Dwight Evans. Gossage in particular has seen a boost  in interest given his 2008 Hall of Fame induction.

Originally available in wax packs, rack packs, cello packs, and vending boxes, 1973 Topps Baseball was the last Topps release printed in and distributed by series. Although some regions were treated to the entire release at once, this is important because many collectors divide vintage and modern eras with the 1973 Topps Baseball card set for this reason. While this interpretation will always be debated, it is hard to argue that the 1973 release marked the end of a collecting era.

Cards from the final series (#529-660) are often times more difficult to find than those of previous series. Interest and values for the final series are also helped by the inclusion of the Mike Schmidt rookie card. Coincidentally, Schmidt shares the card with Ron Cey, another popular player. However, Cey's rookie card is found in 1972 Topps.

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The 1973 Topps Baseball card set has minimal errors and variations, but none are particularly notable and they command no premium. Manager cards are the most common variation option, which centers around the background color.

The most common condition issue for the 1973 Topps Baseball set is centering. Notoriously mis-cut in all directions, high-grade versions of cards carry a premium as a result of this production flaw. One interesting thing to note is that while Topps experimented with other types of baseball related products in many years, no test issues or ancillary products were produced by the company in 1973. However, the Canadian O-Pee-Chee release of the main set was again issued in 1973.

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Key Cards

Key 1973 Topps Baseball Cards

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#615 Mike Schmidt, Ron Cey, John Hilton RC

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#220 Nolan Ryan

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#1 All-Time Home Run Leaders - Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron, Willie Mays

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#50 Roberto Clemente

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#100 Hank Aaron

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#305 Willie Mays

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#130 Pete Rose

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#174 Rich Gossage RC

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#230 Joe Morgan

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#614 Dwight Evans, Alonza Bumbry, Charlie Spikes RC

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Set Checklist

1973 Topps Baseball Set Checklist

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PARALLEL CARDS (issued separately): O-Pee-Chee
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1 All-Time Home Run Leaders - Babe Ruth / Hank Aaron / Willie Mays
2 Richie Hebner - Pittsburgh Pirates
3 Jim Lonborg - Philadelphia Phillies
4 John Milner - New York Mets
5 Ed Brinkman - Detroit Tigers
6 Mac Scarce - Philadelphia Phillies RC
7 Texas Rangers Team
8 Tom Hall - Cincinnati Reds
9 Johnny Oates - Baltimore Orioles
10 Don Sutton - Los Angeles Dodgers
11 Chris Chambliss - Cleveland Indians
12 Don Zimmer - San Diego Padres
13 George Hendrick - Oakland Athletics
14 Sonny Siebert - Boston Red Sox
15 Ralph Garr - Atlanta Braves
16 Steve Braun - Minnesota Twins
17 Fred Gladding - Houston Astros
18 Leroy Stanton - California Angels
19 Tim Foli - Montreal Expos
20 Stan Bahnsen - Chicago White Sox
21 Randy Hundley - Chicago Cubs
22 Ted Abernathy - Kansas City Royals
23 Dave Kingman - San Francisco Giants
24 Al Santorini - St. Louis Cardinals
25 Roy White - New York Yankees
26 Pittsburgh Pirates Team
27 Bill Gogolewski - Texas Rangers
28 Hal McRae - Cincinnati Reds
29 Tony Taylor - Detroit Tigers
30 Tug McGraw - New York Mets
31 Buddy Bell - Cleveland Indians RC
32 Fred Norman - San Diego Padres
33 Jim Breazeale - Atlanta Braves RC
34 Pat Dobson - Baltimore Orioles
35 Willie Davis - Los Angeles Dodgers
36 Steve Barber - California Angels
37 Bill Robinson - Philadelphia Phillies
38 Mike Epstein - Oakland Athletics
39 Dave Roberts - Houston Astros
40 Reggie Smith - Boston Red Sox
41 Tom Walker - Montreal Expos RC
42 Mike Andrews - Chicago White Sox
43 Randy Moffitt - San Francisco Giants RC
44 Rick Monday - Chicago Cubs
45 Ellie Rodriguez - Milwaukee Brewers
46 Lindy McDaniel - New York Yankees
47 Luis Melendez - St. Louis Cardinals
48 Paul Splittorff - Kansas City Royals
49 Frank Quilici/Ralph Rowe/Vern Morgan/Bob Rodgers/Al Worthington - Minnesota Twins Coaches
50 Roberto Clemente - Pittsburgh Pirates
51 Chuck Seelbach - Detroit Tigers RC
52 Denis Menke - Cincinnati Reds
53 Steve Dunning - Cleveland Indians
54 Checklist 1-132
55 Jon Matlack - New York Mets
56 Merv Rettenmund - Baltimore Orioles
57 Derrel Thomas - San Diego Padres
58 Mike Paul - Texas Rangers
59 Steve Yeager - Los Angeles Dodgers RC
60 Ken Holtzman - Oakland Athletics
61 1972 Batting Leaders - Billy Williams / Rod Carew
62 1972 HR Leaders - Johnny Bench / Dick Allen
63 1972 RBI Leaders - Johnny Bench / Dick Allen
64 1972 Stolen Base Leaders - Lou Brock / Bert Campaneris
65 1972 ERA Leaders - Steve Carlton / Luis Tiant
66 1972 Victory Leaders - Steve Carlton / Gaylord Perry / Wilbur Wood
67 1972 Strikeout Leaders - Steve Carlton / Nolan Ryan
68 1972 Leading Firemen - Clay Carroll / Sparky Lyle
69 Phil Gagliano - Boston Red Sox
70 Milt Pappas - Chicago Cubs
71 Johnny Briggs - Milwaukee Brewers
72 Ron Reed - Atlanta Braves
73 Ed Herrmann - Chicago White Sox
74 Billy Champion - Milwaukee Brewers
75 Vada Pinson - California Angels
76 Doug Rader - Houston Astros
77 Mike Torrez - Montreal Expos
78 Richie Scheinblum - Kansas City Royals
79 Jim Willoughby - San Francisco Giants RC
80 Tony Oliva - Minnesota Twins
81 Whitey Lockman/Hank Aguirre/Ernie Banks/Larry Jansen/Pete Reiser - Chicago Cubs Coaches
82 Fritz Peterson - New York Yankees
83 Leron Lee - San Diego Padres
84 Rollie Fingers - Oakland Athletics
85 Ted Simmons - St. Louis Cardinals
86 Tom McCraw - Cleveland Indians
87 Ken Boswell - New York Mets
88 Mickey Stanley - Detroit Tigers
89 Jack Billingham - Cincinnati Reds
90 Brooks Robinson - Baltimore Orioles
91 Los Angeles Dodgers Team
92 Jerry Bell - Milwaukee Brewers
93 Jesus Alou - Houston Astros
94 Dick Billings - Texas Rangers
95 Steve Blass - Pittsburgh Pirates
96 Doug Griffin - Boston Red Sox
97 Willie Montanez - Philadelphia Phillies
98 Dick Woodson - Minnesota Twins
99 Carl Taylor - Kansas City Royals
100 Hank Aaron - Atlanta Braves
101 Ken Henderson - San Francisco Giants
102 Rudy May - California Angels
103 Celerino Sanchez - New York Yankees RC
104 Reggie Cleveland - St. Louis Cardinals
105 Carlos May - Chicago White Sox
106 Terry Humphrey - Montreal Expos
107 Phil Hennigan - New York Mets
108 Bill Russell - Los Angeles Dodgers
109 Doyle Alexander - Baltimore Orioles
110 Bob Watson - Houston Astros
111 Dave Nelson - Texas Rangers
112 Gary Ross - San Diego Padres
113 Jerry Grote - New York Mets
114 Lynn McGlothen - Boston Red Sox RC
115 Ron Santo - Chicago Cubs
116 Ralph Houk - New York Yankees
117 Ramon Hernandez - Pittsburgh Pirates
118 John Mayberry - Kansas City Royals
119 Larry Bowa - Philadelphia Phillies
120 Joe Coleman - Detroit Tigers
121 Dave Rader - San Francisco Giants
122 Jim Strickland - Minnesota Twins
123 Sandy Alomar Sr. - California Angels
124 Jim Hardin - Atlanta Braves
125 Ron Fairly - Montreal Expos
126 Jim Brewer - Los Angeles Dodgers
127 Milwaukee Brewers Team - Milwaukee Brewers
128 Ted Sizemore - St. Louis Cardinals
129 Terry Forster - Chicago White Sox
130 Pete Rose - Cincinnati Reds
131 Eddie Kasko/Doug Camilli/Don Lenhardt/Eddie Popowski/Lee Stange - Boston Red Sox Coaches
132 Matty Alou - New York Yankees
133 Dave Roberts - San Diego Padres RC
134 Milt Wilcox - Cleveland Indians
135 Lee May - Houston Astros
136 Earl Weaver/Jim Frey/George Bamberger/Billy Hunter/George Staller - Baltimore Orioles Coaches
137 Jim Beauchamp - New York Mets
138 Horacio Pina - Texas Rangers
139 Carmen Fanzone - Chicago Cubs RC
140 Lou Piniella - Kansas City Royals
141 Bruce Kison - Pittsburgh Pirates
142 Thurman Munson - New York Yankees
143 John Curtis - Boston Red Sox
144 Marty Perez - Atlanta Braves
145 Bobby Bonds - San Francisco Giants
146 Woodie Fryman - Detroit Tigers
147 Mike Anderson - Philadelphia Phillies
148 Dave Goltz - Minnesota Twins RC
149 Ron Hunt - Montreal Expos
150 Wilbur Wood - Chicago White Sox
151 Wes Parker - Los Angeles Dodgers
152 Dave May - Milwaukee Brewers
153 Al Hrabosky - St. Louis Cardinals
154 Jeff Torborg - California Angels
155 Sal Bando - Oakland Athletics
156 Cesar Geronimo - Cincinnati Reds
157 Denny Riddleberger - Cleveland Indians
158 Houston Astros Team
159 Cito Gaston - San Diego Padres
160 Jim Palmer - Baltimore Orioles
161 Ted Martinez - New York Mets
162 Pete Broberg - Texas Rangers
163 Vic Davalillo - Pittsburgh Pirates
164 Monty Montgomery - Kansas City Royals
165 Luis Aparicio - Boston Red Sox
166 Terry Harmon - Philadelphia Phillies
167 Steve Stone - San Francisco Giants
168 Jim Northrup - Detroit Tigers
169 Ron Schueler - Atlanta Braves RC
170 Harmon Killebrew - Minnesota Twins
171 Bernie Carbo - St. Louis Cardinals
172 Steve Kline - New York Yankees
173 Hal Breeden - Montreal Expos
174 Rich Gossage - Chicago White Sox RC
175 Frank Robinson - California Angels
176 Chuck Taylor - Milwaukee Brewers
177 Bill Plummer - Cincinnati Reds RC
178 Don Rose - California Angels RC
179 Dick Williams - Oakland Athletics
180 Fergie Jenkins - Chicago Cubs
181 Jack Brohamer - Cleveland Indians RC
182 Mike Caldwell - San Diego Padres RC
183 Don Buford - Baltimore Orioles
184 Jerry Koosman - New York Mets
185 Jim Wynn - Houston Astros
186 Bill Fahey - Texas Rangers
187 Luke Walker - Pittsburgh Pirates
188 Cookie Rojas - Kansas City Royals
189 Greg Luzinski - Philadelphia Phillies
190 Bob Gibson - St. Louis Cardinals
191 Detroit Tigers Team
192 Pat Jarvis - Atlanta Braves
193 Carlton Fisk - Boston Red Sox
194 Jorge Orta - Chicago White Sox RC
195 Clay Carroll - Cincinnati Reds
196 Ken McMullen - Los Angeles Dodgers
197 Ed Goodson - San Francisco Giants RC
198 Horace Clarke - New York Yankees
199 Bert Blyleven - Minnesota Twins
200 Billy Williams - Chicago Cubs
201 1972 AL Playoffs - Hendrick Scores Winning Run
202 1972 NL Playoffs - Foster's Run Decides It
203 World Series Game 1 - Tenace the Menace
204 World Series Game 2 - A's Make It Two Straight
205 World Series Game 3 - Reds Win Squeeker
206 World Series Game 4 - Tenace Singles In Ninth
207 World Series Game 5 - Odom Out At Plate
208 World Series Game 6 - Reds' Slugging Ties Series
209 World Series Game 7 - Campy Starts Winning Rally
210 1972 World Series Summary - Oakland World Champions
211 Balor Moore - Montreal Expos
212 Joe Lahoud - Milwaukee Brewers
213 Steve Garvey - Los Angeles Dodgers
214 Dave Hamilton - Oakland Athletics RC
215 Dusty Baker - Atlanta Braves
216 Toby Harrah - Texas Rangers
217 Don Wilson - Houston Astros
218 Aurelio Rodriguez - Detroit Tigers
219 St. Louis Cardinals Team
220 Nolan Ryan - California Angels
221 Fred Kendall - San Diego Padres
222 Rob Gardner - Oakland Athletics
223 Bud Harrelson - New York Mets
224 Bill Lee - Boston Red Sox
225 Al Oliver - Pittsburgh Pirates
226 Ray Fosse - Cleveland Indians
227 Wayne Twitchell - Philadelphia Phillies
228 Bobby Darwin - Minnesota Twins
229 Roric Harrison - Baltimore Orioles
230 Joe Morgan - Cincinnati Reds
231 Bill Parsons - Milwaukee Brewers
232 Ken Singleton - Montreal Expos
233 Ed Kirkpatrick - Kansas City Royals
234 Bill North - Oakland Athletics RC
235 Jim Hunter - Oakland Athletics
236 Tito Fuentes - San Francisco Giants
237 Eddie Mathews - Atlanta Braves
238 Tony Muser - Chicago White Sox RC
239 Pete Richert - Los Angeles Dodgers
240 Bobby Murcer - New York Yankees
241 Dwain Anderson - St. Louis Cardinals
242 George Culver - Houston Astros
243 California Angels Team
244 Ed Acosta - San Diego Padres
245 Carl Yastrzemski - Boston Red Sox
246 Ken Sanders - Philadelphia Phillies
247 Del Unser - Cleveland Indians
248 Jerry Johnson - San Francisco Giants
249 Larry Biittner - Texas Rangers
250 Manny Sanguillen - Pittsburgh Pirates
251 Roger Nelson - Kansas City Royals
252 Charlie Fox - San Francisco Giants
253 Mark Belanger - Baltimore Orioles
254 Bill Stoneman - Montreal Expos
255 Reggie Jackson - Oakland Athletics
256 Chris Zachary - Detroit Tigers
257 Yogi Berra - New York Mets
258 Tommy John - Los Angeles Dodgers
259 Jim Holt - Minnesota Twins
260 Gary Nolan - Cincinnati Reds
261 Pat Kelly - Chicago White Sox
262 Jack Aker - Chicago Cubs
263 George Scott - Milwaukee Brewers
264 Checklist 133-264
265 Gene Michael - New York Yankees
266 Mike Lum - Atlanta Braves
267 Lloyd Allen - California Angels
268 Jerry Morales - San Diego Padres
269 Tim McCarver - St. Louis Cardinals
270 Luis Tiant - Boston Red Sox
271 Tom Hutton - Philadelphia Phillies
272 Ed Farmer - Cleveland Indians
273 Chris Speier - San Francisco Giants
274 Darold Knowles - Oakland Athletics
275 Tony Perez - Cincinnati Reds
276 Joe Lovitto - Texas Rangers RC
277 Bob Miller - Pittsburgh Pirates
278 Baltimore Orioles Team
279 Mike Strahler - California Angels
280 Al Kaline - Detroit Tigers
281 Mike Jorgensen - Montreal Expos
282 Steve Hovley - Kansas City Royals
283 Ray Sadecki - New York Mets
284 Glenn Borgmann - Minnesota Twins RC
285 Don Kessinger - Chicago Cubs
286 Frank Linzy - Milwaukee Brewers
287 Eddie Leon - Chicago White Sox
288 Gary Gentry - Atlanta Braves
289 Bob Oliver - California Angels
290 Cesar Cedeno - Houston Astros
291 Rogelio Moret - Boston Red Sox
292 Jose Cruz - St. Louis Cardinals
293 Bernie Allen - New York Yankees
294 Steve Arlin - San Diego Padres
295 Bert Campaneris - Oakland Athletics
296 Sparky Anderson/Larry Shepard/George Scherger/Ted Kluszewski/Alex Grammas - Cincinnati Reds Coaches
297 Walt Williams - Cleveland Indians
298 Ron Bryant - San Francisco Giants
299 Ted Ford - Texas Rangers
300 Steve Carlton - Philadelphia Phillies
301 Billy Grabarkewitz - California Angels
302 Terry Crowley - Baltimore Orioles
303 Nelson Briles - Pittsburgh Pirates
304 Duke Sims - Detroit Tigers
305 Willie Mays - New York Mets
306 Tom Burgmeier - Kansas City Royals
307 Boots Day - Montreal Expos
308 Skip Lockwood - Milwaukee Brewers
309 Paul Popovich - Chicago Cubs
310 Dick Allen - Chicago White Sox
311 Joe Decker - Minnesota Twins
312 Oscar Brown - Atlanta Braves
313 Jim Ray - Houston Astros
314 Ron Swoboda - New York Yankees
315 Johnny Odom - Oakland Athletics
316 San Diego Padres Team
317 Danny Cater - Boston Red Sox
318 Jim McGlothlin - Cincinnati Reds
319 Jim Spencer - California Angels
320 Lou Brock - St. Louis Cardinals
321 Rich Hinton - Texas Rangers
322 Garry Maddox - San Francisco Giants RC
323 Billy Martin - Detroit Tigers
324 Al Downing - Los Angeles Dodgers
325 Boog Powell - Baltimore Orioles
326 Darrell Brandon - Philadelphia Phillies
327 John Lowenstein - Cleveland Indians
328 Bill Bonham - Chicago Cubs
329 Ed Kranepool - New York Mets
330 Rod Carew - Minnesota Twins
331 Carl Morton - Montreal Expos
332 John Felske - Milwaukee Brewers RC
333 Gene Clines - Pittsburgh Pirates
334 Freddie Patek - Kansas City Royals
335 Bob Tolan - Cincinnati Reds
336 Tom Bradley - San Francisco Giants
337 Dave Duncan - Oakland Athletics
338 Checklist 265-396
339 Dick Tidrow - Cleveland Indians
340 Nate Colbert - San Diego Padres
341 Jim Palmer - Baltimore Orioles BP
342 Sam McDowell - San Francisco Giants BP
343 Bobby Murcer - New York Yankees BP
344 Jim Hunter - Oakland Athletics BP
345 Chris Speier - San Francisco Giants BP
346 Gaylord Perry - Cleveland Indians BP
347 Kansas City Royals Team
348 Rennie Stennett - Pittsburgh Pirates
349 Dick McAuliffe - Detroit Tigers
350 Tom Seaver - New York Mets
351 Jimmy Stewart - Houston Astros
352 Don Stanhouse - Texas Rangers RC
353 Steve Brye - Minnesota Twins
354 Billy Parker - California Angels
355 Mike G. Marshall - Montreal Expos
356 Chuck Tanner/Joe Lonnett /Jim Mahoney /Al Monchak /Johnny Sain - Chicago White Sox Coaches
357 Ross Grimsley - Cincinnati Reds
358 Jim Nettles - Minnesota Twins
359 Cecil Upshaw - Atlanta Braves
360 Joe Rudi - Oakland Athletics
361 Fran Healy - San Francisco Giants
362 Eddie Watt - Baltimore Orioles
363 Jackie Hernandez - Pittsburgh Pirates
364 Rick Wise - St. Louis Cardinals
365 Rico Petrocelli - Boston Red Sox
366 Brock Davis - Milwaukee Brewers
367 Burt Hooton - Chicago Cubs
368 Bill Buckner - Los Angeles Dodgers
369 Lerrin LaGrow - Detroit Tigers
370 Willie Stargell - Pittsburgh Pirates
371 Mike Kekich - New York Yankees
372 Oscar Gamble - Cleveland Indians
373 Clyde Wright - California Angels
374 Darrell Evans - Atlanta Braves
375 Larry Dierker - Houston Astros
376 Frank Duffy - Cleveland Indians
377 Gene Mauch / Dave Bristol / Larry Doby / Cal McLish / Jerry Zimmerman - Montreal Expos Coaches
378 Len Randle - Texas Rangers
379 Cy Acosta - Chicago White Sox RC
380 Johnny Bench - Cincinnati Reds
381 Vicente Romo - San Diego Padres
382 Mike Hegan - Oakland Athletics
383 Diego Segui - St. Louis Cardinals
384 Don Baylor - Baltimore Orioles
385 Jim Perry - Minnesota Twins
386 Don Money - Milwaukee Brewers
387 Jim Barr - San Francisco Giants
388 Ben Oglivie - Boston Red Sox
389 New York Mets Team
390 Mickey Lolich - Detroit Tigers
391 Lee Lacy - Los Angeles Dodgers RC
392 Dick Drago - Kansas City Royals
393 Jose Cardenal - Chicago Cubs
394 Sparky Lyle - New York Yankees
395 Roger Metzger - Houston Astros
396 Grant Jackson - Baltimore Orioles
397 Dave Cash - Pittsburgh Pirates
398 Rich Hand - Texas Rangers
399 George Foster - Cincinnati Reds
400 Gaylord Perry - Cleveland Indians
401 Clyde Mashore - Montreal Expos
402 Jack Hiatt - California Angels
403 Sonny Jackson - Atlanta Braves
404 Chuck Brinkman - Chicago White Sox
405 Cesar Tovar - Philadelphia Phillies
406 Paul Lindblad - Oakland Athletics
407 Felix Millan - New York Mets
408 Jim Colborn - Milwaukee Brewers
409 Ivan Murrell - San Diego Padres
410 Willie McCovey - San Francisco Giants
411 Ray Corbin - Minnesota Twins
412 Manny Mota - Los Angeles Dodgers
413 Tom Timmermann - Detroit Tigers
414 Ken Rudolph - Chicago Cubs
415 Marty Pattin - Boston Red Sox
416 Paul Schaal - Kansas City Royals
417 Scipio Spinks - St. Louis Cardinals
418 Bobby Grich - Baltimore Orioles
419 Casey Cox - New York Yankees
420 Tommie Agee - Houston Astros
421 Bobby Winkles - California Angels
422 Bob Robertson - Pittsburgh Pirates
423 Johnny Jeter - Chicago White Sox
424 Denny Doyle - Philadelphia Phillies
425 Alex Johnson - Cleveland Indians
426 Dave LaRoche - Chicago Cubs
427 Rick Auerbach - Milwaukee Brewers
428 Wayne Simpson - Kansas City Royals
429 Jim Fairey - Montreal Expos
430 Vida Blue - Oakland Athletics
431 Jerry Moses - New York Yankees
432 Danny Frisella - Atlanta Braves
433 Willie Horton - Detroit Tigers
434 San Francisco Giants Team
435 Rico Carty - Texas Rangers
436 Jim McAndrew - New York Mets
437 John Kennedy - Boston Red Sox
438 Enzo Hernandez - San Diego Padres
439 Eddie Fisher - Chicago White Sox
440 Glenn Beckert - Chicago Cubs
441 Gail Hopkins - Kansas City Royals
442 Dick Dietz - Los Angeles Dodgers
443 Danny Thompson - Minnesota Twins
444 Ken Brett - Philadelphia Phillies
445 Ken Berry - California Angels
446 Jerry Reuss - Houston Astros
447 Joe Hague - Cincinnati Reds
448 John Hiller - Detroit Tigers
449 Ken Aspromonte / Rocky Colavito / Joe Lutz / Warren Spahn MG - Cleveland Indians Coaches
450 Joe Torre - St. Louis Cardinals
451 John Vukovich - Milwaukee Brewers RC
452 Paul Casanova - Atlanta Braves
453 Checklist 397-528
454 Tom Haller - Philadelphia Phillies
455 Bill Melton - Chicago White Sox
456 Dick Green - Oakland Athletics
457 John Strohmayer - Montreal Expos
458 Jim Mason - Texas Rangers
459 Jim Howarth - San Francisco Giants RC
460 Bill Freehan - Detroit Tigers
461 Mike Corkins - San Diego Padres
462 Ron Blomberg - New York Yankees
463 Ken Tatum - Boston Red Sox
464 Chicago Cubs Team
465 Dave Giusti - Pittsburgh Pirates
466 Jose Arcia - Kansas City Royals
467 Mike Ryan - Philadelphia Phillies
468 Tom Griffin - Houston Astros
469 Dan Monzon - Minnesota Twins RC
470 Mike Cuellar - Baltimore Orioles
471 All-Time Hit Leaders - Ty Cobb
472 All-Time Grand Slam Leaders - Lou Gehrig
473 All-Time Total Base Leaders - Hank Aaron
474 All-Time RBI Leaders - Babe Ruth
475 All-Time Batting Leaders - Ty Cobb
476 All-Time Shutout Leaders - Walter Johnson
477 All-Time Victory Leaders - Cy Young
478 All-Time Strikeout Leaders - Walter Johnson
479 Hal Lanier - New York Yankees
480 Juan Marichal - San Francisco Giants
481 Chicago White Sox Team
482 Rick Reuschel - Chicago Cubs RC
483 Dal Maxvill - Oakland Athletics
484 Ernie McAnally - Montreal Expos
485 Norm Cash - Detroit Tigers
486 Danny Ozark - Philadelphia Phillies RC
487 Bruce Dal Canton - Kansas City Royals
488 Dave Campbell - San Diego Padres
489 Jeff Burroughs - Texas Rangers
490 Claude Osteen - Los Angeles Dodgers
491 Bob Montgomery - Boston Red Sox
492 Pedro Borbon - Cincinnati Reds
493 Duffy Dyer - New York Mets
494 Rich Morales - Chicago White Sox
495 Tommy Helms - Houston Astros
496 Ray Lamb - Cleveland Indians
497 Red Schoendienst - St. Louis Cardinals
498 Graig Nettles - New York Yankees
499 Bob Moose - Pittsburgh Pirates
500 Oakland Athletics Team
501 Larry Gura - Chicago Cubs
502 Bobby Valentine - California Angels
503 Phil Niekro - Atlanta Braves
504 Earl Williams - Baltimore Orioles
505 Bob Bailey - Montreal Expos
506 Bart Johnson - Chicago White Sox
507 Darrel Chaney - Cincinnati Reds
508 Gates Brown - Detroit Tigers
509 Jim Nash - Philadelphia Phillies
510 Amos Otis - Kansas City Royals
511 Sam McDowell - San Francisco Giants
512 Dalton Jones - Texas Rangers
513 Dave Marshall - San Diego Padres
514 Jerry Kenney - Cleveland Indians
515 Andy Messersmith - Los Angeles Dodgers
516 Danny Walton - Minnesota Twins
517 Bill Virdon - Pittsburgh Pirates
518 Bob Veale - Boston Red Sox
519 Johnny Edwards - Houston Astros
520 Mel Stottlemyre - New York Yankees
521 Atlanta Braves Team
522 Leo Cardenas - California Angels
523 Wayne Granger - St. Louis Cardinals
524 Gene Tenace - Oakland Athletics
525 Jim Fregosi - New York Mets
526 Ollie Brown - Milwaukee Brewers
527 Dan McGinn - Chicago Cubs
528 Paul Blair - Baltimore Orioles
529 Milt May - Pittsburgh Pirates
530 Jim Kaat - Minnesota Twins
531 Ron Woods - Montreal Expos
532 Steve Mingori - Cleveland Indians
533 Larry Stahl - Cincinnati Reds
534 Dave Lemonds - Chicago White Sox
535 Johnny Callison - New York Yankees
536 Philadelphia Phillies Team
537 Bill Slayback - Detroit Tigers RC
538 Jim Hart - San Francisco Giants
539 Tom Murphy - Kansas City Royals
540 Cleon Jones - New York Mets
541 Bobby Bolin - Boston Red Sox
542 Pat Corrales - San Diego Padres
543 Alan Foster - California Angels
544 Von Joshua - Los Angeles Dodgers
545 Orlando Cepeda - Oakland Athletics
546 Jim York - Houston Astros
547 Bob Heise - Milwaukee Brewers
548 Don Durham - St. Louis Cardinals RC
549 Whitey Herzog - Texas Rangers
550 Dave Johnson - Atlanta Braves
551 Mike Kilkenny - Cleveland Indians
552 J.C. Martin - Chicago Cubs
553 Mickey Scott - Baltimore Orioles
554 Dave Concepcion - Cincinnati Reds
555 Bill Hands - Minnesota Twins
556 New York Yankees Team
557 Bernie Williams - San Francisco Giants
558 Jerry May - Kansas City Royals
559 Barry Lersch - Philadelphia Phillies
560 Frank Howard - Detroit Tigers
561 Jim Geddes - Chicago White Sox RC
562 Wayne Garrett - New York Mets
563 Larry Haney - Oakland Athletics
564 Mike Thompson - Texas Rangers RC
565 Jim Hickman - Chicago Cubs
566 Lew Krausse - Boston Red Sox
567 Bob Fenwick - St. Louis Cardinals
568 Ray Newman - Milwaukee Brewers
569 Walt Alston - Los Angeles Dodgers
570 Bill Singer - California Angels
571 Rusty Torres - Cleveland Indians
572 Gary Sutherland - Houston Astros
573 Fred Beene - New York Yankees
574 Bob Didier - Atlanta Braves
575 Dock Ellis - Pittsburgh Pirates
576 Montreal Expos Team
577 Eric Soderholm - Minnesota Twins RC
578 Ken Wright - Kansas City Royals
579 Tom Grieve - Texas Rangers
580 Joe Pepitone - Chicago Cubs
581 Steve Kealey - Chicago White Sox
582 Darrell Porter - Milwaukee Brewers
583 Bill Greif - San Diego Padres
584 Chris Arnold - San Francisco Giants
585 Joe Niekro - Detroit Tigers
586 Bill Sudakis - New York Mets
587 Rich McKinney - Oakland Athletics
588 Checklist 529-660
589 Ken Forsch - Houston Astros
590 Deron Johnson - Philadelphia Phillies
591 Mike Hedlund - Cleveland Indians
592 John Boccabella - Montreal Expos
593 Jack McKeon - Kansas City Royals RC
594 Vic Harris - Texas Rangers RC
595 Don Gullett - Cincinnati Reds
596 Boston Red Sox Team
597 Mickey Rivers - California Angels
598 Phil Roof - Minnesota Twins
599 Ed Crosby - St. Louis Cardinals
600 Dave McNally - Baltimore Orioles
601 Rookie Catchers - Sergio Robles / George Pena / Rick Stelmaszek RC
602 Rookie Pitchers - Mel Behney / Ralph Garcia / Doug Rau RC
603 Rookie Third Basemen - Terry Hughes / Bill McNulty / Ken Reitz RC
604 Rookie Pitchers - Jesse Jefferson / Dennis O'Toole / Bob Strampe RC
605 Rookie First Basemen - Enos Cabell / Pat Bourque / Gonzalo Marquez RC
606 Rookie Outfielders - Gary Matthews / Tom Paciorek / Jorge Roque RC
607 Rookie Shortstops - Pepe Frias / Ray Busse / Mario Guerrero RC
608 Rookie Pitchers - Steve Busby / Dick Colpaert / George Medich RC
609 Rookie Second Basemen - Larvell Blanks / Pedro Garcia / Davey Lopes RC
610 Rookie Pitchers - Jimmy Freeman / Charlie Hough / Hank Webb RC
611 Rookie Outfielders - Rich Coggins / Jim Wohlford / Richie Zisk RC
612 Rookie Pitchers - Steve Lawson / Bob Reynolds / Brent Strom RC
613 Rookie Catchers - Bob Boone / Skip Jutze / Mike Ivie RC
614 Rookie Outfielders - Al Bumbry / Dwight Evans / Charlie Spikes RC
615 Rookie Third Basemen - Ron Cey / John Hilton / Mike Schmidt RC
616 Rookie Pitchers - Norm Angelini / Steve Blateric / Mike Garman RC
617 Rich Chiles - New York Mets
618 Andy Etchebarren - Baltimore Orioles
619 Bill Wilson - Philadelphia Phillies
620 Tommy Harper - Boston Red Sox
621 Joe Ferguson - Los Angeles Dodgers
622 Larry Hisle - Minnesota Twins
623 Steve Renko - Montreal Expos
624 Leo Durocher - Houston Astros
625 Angel Mangual - Oakland Athletics
626 Bob Barton - Cincinnati Reds
627 Luis Alvarado - Chicago White Sox
628 Jim Slaton - Milwaukee Brewers
629 Cleveland Indians Team
630 Denny McLain - Atlanta Braves
631 Tom Matchick - Baltimore Orioles
632 Dick Selma - Philadelphia Phillies
633 Ike Brown - Detroit Tigers
634 Alan Closter - New York Yankees
635 Gene Alley - Pittsburgh Pirates
636 Rickey Clark - California Angels
637 Norm Miller - Houston Astros
638 Ken Reynolds - Minnesota Twins
639 Willie Crawford - Los Angeles Dodgers
640 Dick Bosman - Texas Rangers
641 Cincinnati Reds Team
642 Jose Laboy - Montreal Expos
643 Al Fitzmorris - Kansas City Royals
644 Jack Heidemann - Cleveland Indians
645 Bob Locker - Chicago Cubs
646 Del Crandall - Milwaukee Brewers
647 George Stone - New York Mets
648 Tom Egan - Chicago White Sox
649 Rich Folkers - St. Louis Cardinals
650 Felipe Alou - New York Yankees
651 Don Carrithers - San Francisco Giants
652 Ted Kubiak - Oakland Athletics
653 Joe Hoerner - Atlanta Braves
654 Minnesota Twins Team
655 Clay Kirby - San Diego Padres
656 John Ellis - Cleveland Indians
657 Bob Johnson - Pittsburgh Pirates
658 Elliott Maddox - Texas Rangers
659 Jose Pagan - Philadelphia Phillies
660 Fred Scherman - Detroit Tigers

Team Checklists Set Checklist

24 cards. The checklist cards are not numbered.
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Atlanta Braves
Baltimore Orioles
Boston Red Sox
California Angels
Chicago Cubs
Chicago White Sox
Cincinnati Reds
Cleveland Indians
Detroit Tigers
Houston Astros
Kansas City Royals
Los Angeles Dodgers
Milwaukee Brewers
Minnesota Twins
Montreal Expos
New York Mets
New York Yankees
Oakland Athletics
Philadelphia Phillies
Pittsburgh Pirates
San Diego Padres
San Francisco Giants
St. Louis Cardinals
Texas Rangers

Base Variations Set Checklist

12 Don Zimmer - Dave Garcia w/o Ear
12 Don Zimmer - Dave Garcia w/Ear
20 Stan Bahnsen - Gap in black border
20 Stan Bahnsen - No gap in black border
31 Buddy Bell - Gap in black border
31 Buddy Bell - No gap in black border
49 Frank Quilici/Ralph Rowe/Vern Morgan/Bob Rodgers/Al Worthington - Solid
49 Frank Quilici - Natural
81 Whitey Lockman/Hank Aguirre /Ernie Banks /Larry Jansen /Pete Reiser - Solid orange backgrounds
81 Whitey Lockman/Hank Aguirre /Ernie Banks /Larry Jansen /Pete Reiser - Natural orange backgrounds
116 Ralph Houk - Solid
116 Ralph Houk - Natural
131 Eddie Kasko/Doug Camilli/Don Lenhardt/Eddie Popowski/Lee Stange - Lenhardt no right ear
131 Eddie Kasko/Doug Camilli/Don Lenhardt/Eddie Popowski/Lee Stange - Lenhardt right ear
136 Earl Weaver/Jim Frey/George Bamberger/Billy Hunter/George Staller - Orange
136 Earl Weaver/Jim Frey/George Bamberger/Billy Hunter/George Staller - Pale brown
179 Dick Williams - Hoscheit with left ear
179 Dick Williams - Hoscheit no left ear
237 Eddie Mathews - Lew Burdette with right ear
237 Eddie Mathews - Lew Burdette without right ear
252 Charlie Fox - Orange
252 Charlie Fox - Pale
257 Yogi Berra - Orange
257 Yogi Berra - Pale brown
421 Bobby Winkles - Orange
421 Bobby Winkles - Pale
449 Ken Aspromonte / Rocky Colavito / Joe Lutz / Warren Spahn - Warren Spahn pointed ear
449 Ken Aspromonte / Rocky Colavito / Joe Lutz / Warren Spahn - Warren Spahn round ear
486 Danny Ozark - Orange
486 Danny Ozark - Pale
497 Red Schoendienst - Orange
497 Red Schoendienst - Pale
517 Bill Virdon - Mazeroski no right ear
517 Bill Virdon - Mazeroski with right ear

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User Reviews

Larry Dodson
Larry Dodson

While this set has nice card photos while some are not so good. Card #11,35,38,42,45,50,72,82,86,111,121,142,145 and ect. Make this set not very good overall when you have 2 or more phots of players you can’t hardly tell who’s who in the photo. It’s to bad this set would have been much better if not for these and other cards in this set.

Roger Ponds
Roger Ponds

The 1973 Topps set is not as interesting as the 1971 or 1972 Topps set. Since 1972 was the first year that I collected baseball cards, the set left an impression on me as a kid. I eventually realized that the design of Topps sets changes every year, seeing the difference between the 1972 and 1973 sets. I managed to complete the 1973 set sometime in the 1980’s, when prices of old cards were a lot cheaper then.

Walt
Walt

Great set, it can be as tough as the 1971 set in terms of the black border of the backs (but were more resilient than the glossy fronts of 71)
Why no mention of the Blue Team Checklists that were distributed randomly in the last series? They are just as tough to find (maybe tougher) than the regular cards of the last series.

Jason
Jason

Rob. Do you have any idea which series contain which card numbers? i.e. Series one has cards #1-200.
Thanks.
Jason

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