1972 Topps #222 1971 A.L. Playoffs: Orioles Champs!
Pictures a Hall of Famer: Brooks Robinson.
About this card
Cards #221 and #222 cover the 1971 league playoffs - "Bucs Champs!" for the Pittsburgh Pirates (#221) and "Orioles Champs!" for the Baltimore Orioles (#222) - ahead of the eight World Series cards, #223-230.
The story on this card
Baltimore swept Oakland in the 1971 A.L. Championship Series, 3-0, although both clubs had won 101 games, and the Orioles took their third straight pennant. In Game 1, Vida Blue, a 24-game winner, had two out and runners on first and third in the seventh when Mark Belanger singled in a run. Pinch-hitter Curt Motton then doubled in another to tie it, and Paul Blair's two-run double put the Orioles ahead. In Game 2, Boog Powell hit two of the four Baltimore homers off Catfish Hunter, with Brooks Robinson and Elrod Hendricks adding the others, in a 5-1 win. Jim Palmer allowed three solo homers in Game 3, a 5-3 clincher at Oakland, where Brooks Robinson's two-run single broke a 1-1 tie. Card #222 is the Orioles' Playoffs card, printed in series 2.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 405 | 3 | 105 | 187 | 56 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 1 |
| SGC | 21 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 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 #222 card?
It is card #222 of the 787-card 1972 Topps Baseball set, 1971 A.L. Playoffs: Orioles Champs!. Cards #221 and #222 cover the 1971 league playoffs - "Bucs Champs!" for the Pittsburgh Pirates (#221) and "Orioles Champs!" for the Baltimore Orioles (#222) - ahead of the eight World Series cards, #223-230.
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.