1953 Topps #272 Bill Antonello
1953 Topps #272 Bill Antonello
About Bill Antonello
A Brooklyn native who threw and batted right-handed, Bill Antonello (born May 19, 1927) signed with his hometown Brooklyn Dodgers in 1946 after attending Fort Hamilton High School and serving in the U.S. Navy as a 17-year-old during World War II. The outfielder spent seven full seasons grinding through the Dodgers' deep farm system, with stops at clubs such as the Toronto Maple Leafs, Hollywood Stars, Mobile Bears and St. Paul Saints, before earning a promotion to the loaded 1953 pennant-winning Dodgers. That 1953 campaign proved to be his only major-league season: he appeared in 40 games as an outfielder, pinch-hitter and pinch-runner, starting nine (five in left field), and batted .163 with 7 hits, 1 home run and 4 RBI. His lone big-league homer came off Cincinnati's Ken Raffensberger at Crosley Field on May 17, 1953. He continued playing in the minors through 1957, later settling in Minnesota, where he died on March 4, 1993. This 1953 Topps card (#272) is a scarce high-number, series-four issue and stands as Antonello's only major card and his rookie card.
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Designations, variations & errors
High Number
Series 4 (#221-280). Printed in shorter supply and distributed late in the season, when retailers cut orders for the football months. The scarcest run in the set - holding #244 Willie Mays and the #258 Gilliam and #263 Podres rookies - and routinely 3-4x the price of low-number commons.
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 466 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 91 | 119 | 96 | 119 | 1 |
| SGC | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 42 | 5 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Snapshot 2026-06-26. Half-grades fold down (8.5→8). PSA counts are straight-graded.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1953 Topps Bill Antonello card?
It is card #272 of the 1953 Topps Baseball set - one of the most beautiful sets ever made, with hand-painted color portraits numbered to 280 (274 cards issued). It pictures the Brooklyn Dodgers player, and is his rookie card.
Why is this card scarce?
It is in the 1953 Topps high-number series (#221-280), released late in the season in shorter supply - the scarcest run in the set, routinely 3-4 times the price of low-number commons.
Is the 1953 Topps Bill Antonello valuable?
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Sources: Trading Card Database, Baseball-Reference, PSA & SGC population reports, and Baseball-Almanac. Card data & population compiled and maintained by T206Cards.com. Page last updated 2026-07-01.