1964 Topps #473 Baltimore Orioles
Hall of Famers on the 1963 Baltimore Orioles roster: Luis Aparicio, Robin Roberts and Brooks Robinson.
About this card
Nineteen of the twenty 1964 franchises have a team card; the Houston Colt .45s are the one club without one.
The story on this card
This team card in the 1964 Topps set carries the Baltimore Orioles team photo and reports their 1963 season, when the club finished fourth in the American League at 86-76 under manager Billy Hitchcock, well back of the pennant-winning Yankees at Memorial Stadium. Steve Barber anchored the staff with 20 wins, while newly acquired shortstop Luis Aparicio started at short and made the All-Star team, veteran right-hander Robin Roberts worked 35 games for the rotation, and Brooks Robinson played 161 of the club's 162 games, 160 of them at third base. Card #473 falls in the sixth series of the set. The Orioles were on the rise in this era, building the pitching-and-defense identity that would carry the club to a championship a few years later.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 269 | 0 | 5 | 79 | 92 | 52 | 19 | 20 | 2 |
| SGC | 25 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Data as of 2026-09-04. Half grades fold down for both graders (8.5→8); PSA qualified slabs (OC, ST, PD, MC and the like) are not counted.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1964 Topps #473 card?
It is card #473 of the 587-card 1964 Topps Baseball set, picturing the Baltimore Orioles. Nineteen of the twenty 1964 franchises have a team card; the Houston Colt .45s are the one club without one.
Why is #473 harder to find?
It is a series 5-6 card. Cards from the fifth and sixth print series (#371-522) are a step tougher to find than #1-370; availability in 1964 runs in three tiers, not a cliff.
How many cards are in the 1964 Topps Baseball set?
587 cards, tracked as 589 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 587 with no gaps, and no number carries two different cards; two cards - #4, the A.L. Pitching Leaders, and #517, the seventh-series checklist - carry a catalogued back variation that the master set counts separately.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA CardFacts, Cardboard Connection, The Topps Archives, Baseball Almanac, Baseball-Reference, the SABR BioProject and the National Baseball Hall of Fame, PSA & SGC population reports. Card data compiled and maintained by T206Cards.com. Page last updated 2026-10-11.