1965 Topps #173 Detroit Tigers
Hall of Famers on the 1964 Detroit Tigers roster: Al Kaline.
About this card
Nineteen of the twenty clubs have a team card in the 1965 Topps set, each reporting the 1964 season. Houston, renamed from the Colt .45s to the Astros in December 1964, has none; #426 Milwaukee Braves is the franchise's last Milwaukee team card.
The story on this card
Card 173 in the 1965 Topps set is the Detroit Tigers team card, part of the set's second series. It reports the club's 1964 season, an 85-77 finish for fourth place in the American League, 14 games behind the pennant-winning Yankees under manager Chuck Dressen. The card front carries a team photo; Al Kaline, the club's longtime right fielder, was the 1964 roster's one future Hall of Famer. Bill Freehan hit .300 with 18 homers behind the plate, Kaline batted .293 with 17 home runs, and the pitching staff was paced by Dave Wickersham's 19 wins and Mickey Lolich's 18. The Tigers played at Tiger Stadium.
Sources: Wikipedia (1964 Detroit Tigers season) · Wikipedia (Bill Freehan) · Wikipedia (Al Kaline) · Wikipedia (Dave Wickersham)
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 493 | 7 | 85 | 233 | 92 | 37 | 19 | 18 | 2 |
| SGC | 32 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
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. The two checklist variations, #79 and #508, are listed under the wording PSA uses for each state.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1965 Topps #173 card?
It is card #173 of the 598-card 1965 Topps Baseball set, picturing the Detroit Tigers. Nineteen of the twenty clubs have a team card in the 1965 Topps set, each reporting the 1964 season. Houston, renamed from the Colt .45s to the Astros in December 1964, has none; #426 Milwaukee Braves is the franchise's last Milwaukee team card.
How many cards are in the 1965 Topps Baseball set?
598 cards, tracked as 600 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 598 with no gaps and no printed-number collisions, and two checklist cards - #79 and #508 - carry catalogued print variations that the master set counts separately.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA CardFacts, Cardboard Connection, BaseballCardPedia, 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.