1967 Topps #273 Dick Lines
About Dick Lines
In 1967, his second full season with Washington, Lines worked exclusively in relief, going 2-5 with a 3.36 ERA and four saves over 85 2/3 innings across 54 appearances, and struck out 54 batters. Topps issued his first card that year, #273 in the third series, picturing him with the Senators; it stands as his rookie card, arriving after he had already logged a full season in the Washington bullpen the year before.
Richard George Lines, born August 17, 1938 in Montreal, Quebec, emigrated to the United States as an infant and grew up in Midlothian, Virginia, graduating from Manchester High School. The left-handed pitcher, listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 175 pounds, signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization before the 1957 season and spent eight years starting in the minor leagues before the Hawaii Islanders of the Pacific Coast League converted him to relief work in 1965. That December, while working for a meat distributor in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Lines fractured his big toe when he dropped 30 pounds of frozen spare ribs on his left foot, but he recovered in time to make the Washington Senators out of spring training in 1966. He pitched two full seasons in relief for Washington, appearing in 107 games without ever starting, and closed out his major league career with a 7-7 record, six saves, a 2.83 ERA and 103 strikeouts in 168 2/3 innings. He was never selected to an All-Star team and is not a Hall of Famer.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 229 | 3 | 38 | 137 | 35 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 13 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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. PSA registers a row for every one of the 624 states; SGC lists no separate row for the #149 white-streak state.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1967 Topps #273 card?
It is card #273 of the 609-card 1967 Topps Baseball set, picturing Dick Lines of the Washington Senators.
Is 1967 Topps #273 a rookie card?
Yes - #273 is the 1967 Topps rookie card of Dick Lines.
How many cards are in the 1967 Topps Baseball set?
609 cards, tracked as 624 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 609 without a gap - no number was skipped and none was used twice - and 15 cards carry catalogued print variations that the master set counts separately.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA CardFacts, Cardboard Connection, Baseball Almanac, BaseballCardPedia, 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 2026-10-12.