1972 Topps #86 1971 A.L. Batting Leaders - Tony Oliva / Bobby Murcer / Merv Rettenmund
On this card: Tony Oliva, Bobby Murcer, Merv Rettenmund
About this card
Cards #85-96 are the twelve League Leaders cards: the 1971 leaders in batting, runs batted in, home runs, earned run average, pitching and strikeouts, one card per league in each category with the National League card first, and three or four players on each card (#93 names four).
The story on this card
Tony Oliva of the Minnesota Twins won the 1971 American League batting title at .337, his third, on 164 hits in 126 games. He also led the league in slugging at .546. Bobby Murcer of the New York Yankees was second at .331 with 175 hits and led the league in on-base percentage at .427. He added 25 home runs and 94 RBI. Merv Rettenmund of the Baltimore Orioles hit .318 in 141 games, third in the league, while the Orioles won the pennant. Topps printed the three together on #86 in the first series of the 1972 set, the second card of the League Leaders subset (#85-96).
Tony Oliva - Minnesota's smooth-swinging Cuban right fielder, the 1964 American League Rookie of the Year and a three-time batting champion who made the All-Star team in each of his first eight full seasons before knee injuries took over; Cooperstown called in December 2021. Yankees outfielder Bobby Murcer played football, basketball and baseball at Southeast High School in Oklahoma City. He earned All-State honors in football and baseball and a football scholarship offer from the University of Oklahoma. Merv Rettenmund played all three outfield positions for Baltimore, appeared on three consecutive pennant winners, and won World Series championships with the 1970 Orioles and 1975 Reds.
Sources: Wikipedia (Tony Oliva) · Wikipedia (Bobby Murcer) · Wikipedia (Merv Rettenmund) · SABR BioProject (Merv Rettenmund) · SABR BioProject (Tony Oliva) · SABR BioProject (Bobby Murcer) · Baseball-Reference (Tony Oliva) · Baseball-Reference · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 537 | 8 | 102 | 259 | 95 | 36 | 18 | 19 | 0 |
| SGC | 29 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Data as of 2026-10-19. 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 1972 Topps #86 card?
It is card #86 of the 787-card 1972 Topps Baseball set, picturing Tony Oliva, Bobby Murcer and Merv Rettenmund. Cards #85-96 are the twelve League Leaders cards: the 1971 leaders in batting, runs batted in, home runs, earned run average, pitching and strikeouts, one card per league in each category with the National League card first, and three or four players on each card (#93 names four).
How many cards are in the 1972 Topps Baseball set?
787 cards, tracked as 794 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 787 with none skipped, in six print series (#1-132, #133-263, #264-394, #395-525, #526-656 and #657-787, the high numbers); 7 cards carry catalogued print variations that the master set counts separately - four Chicago Cubs cards with yellow or green under the "C" and "S" of the team name, the #251 and #478 checklists with smaller or larger print on the front, and the #604 checklist with its copyright line aligned right or left.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA CardFacts, BaseballCardPedia, Cardboard Connection, 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 2026-10-25.