1963 Topps #572 Jack Spring
About Jack Spring
Bill Rigney narrowed the job in 1963, sending Spring out mostly as a situational left-hander to face a batter or two: 45 games but only 38.1 innings, with a 3-0 record and a 3.05 ERA for an Angels team that slid to 70-91 and ninth place. Working more games than innings was still an oddity then; it is routine now. His 1963 Topps card, #572, lands in the seventh series as a high number. It shows him with the Los Angeles Angels.
Jack Russell Spring was born March 11, 1933, in Spokane, Washington, and was raised largely by his grandparents after his mother died of tuberculosis when he was a toddler. A lean left-hander out of Lewis and Clark High School, he attended Gonzaga and Washington State, lettering in baseball for the Cougars, then turned pro with the hometown Spokane Indians in 1952 and reached the majors with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1955. Spring pitched all or parts of eight big-league seasons for seven clubs -- the Phillies, Red Sox, Senators, Angels, Cubs, Cardinals and Indians -- going 12-5 with a 4.26 ERA in 155 games, only five of them starts. A starter through his early minor-league years, where he won 107 games, he became a full-time reliever with the expansion Los Angeles Angels in 1962. He quit after a 1969 season back home with the Spokane Indians, then taught at West Valley High School east of Spokane, coached its baseball team for 14 seasons, won a state championship in 1978, and served as athletic director until retiring in 1995. He was inducted into the Inland Northwest Sports Hall of Fame in 2005 and died August 2, 2015, at 82.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 354 | 3 | 50 | 185 | 67 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 0 |
| SGC | 31 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Snapshot 2026-09-24. Half-grades fold down (8.5→8), and PSA's qualified grades are counted separately from the straight-grade rows shown here.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1963 Topps #572 card?
It is card #572 of the 576-card 1963 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jack Spring of the Los Angeles Angels.
Why is #572 harder to find?
It is a high number card from the seventh print series, #512-576 - the last and scarcest run in the set. Price guides often band the highs as #523-576, but the printing break falls between #511 and #512.
How many cards are in the 1963 Topps Baseball set?
576 cards, tracked as 583 collectible states. The numbers run from 1 to 576 with no gaps and no number used twice, and seven cards carry a catalogued print variation - three checklists, the two Rookie Stars cards also printed with a "1962" heading, and the #341 Jack Baldschun and #454 Art Fowler print states - that the master set counts separately.
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