1972 Topps #88 1971 A.L. R.B.I. Leaders - Harmon Killebrew / Frank Robinson / Reggie Smith
On this card: Harmon Killebrew, Frank Robinson, Reggie Smith
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
Harmon Killebrew's 119 RBI for the Twins headed the 1971 American League board on 1972 Topps #88, with Frank Robinson of the Orioles at 99 and Reggie Smith of the Red Sox at 96. Killebrew drove in those runs in the season he hit his 500th home run, off Baltimore's Mike Cuellar on August 10. Robinson's 99 came alongside 28 home runs for an Orioles club that won its third straight pennant. Smith's 96 came with 30 home runs, the best season total of his Boston years to that point.
Harmon Killebrew was the Twins' quiet, powerfully built slugger of the 1960s, a six-time American League home run champion who hit more homers in the decade than anyone else and won the 1969 AL Most Valuable Player award. Frank Robinson - Cincinnati's 1961 National League MVP, then Baltimore's 1966 American League Triple Crown winner, MVP and World Series MVP after one of baseball's most lopsided trades; nicknamed "the Judge," he later became the majors' first Black manager. A switch-hitting outfielder with a cannon arm, Reggie Smith made seven All-Star teams and reached four World Series over a 17-year career with Boston, St. Louis, Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Sources: Wikipedia (Harmon Killebrew) · Wikipedia (Frank Robinson) · Wikipedia (Reggie Smith) · SABR BioProject (Harmon Killebrew) · SABR BioProject (Frank Robinson) · SABR BioProject (Reggie Smith) · Baseball Almanac (Harmon Killebrew) · Baseball Almanac (Frank Robinson) · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 610 | 7 | 75 | 253 | 84 | 72 | 50 | 68 | 1 |
| SGC | 80 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 3 |
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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Related cards
Team cards: #156 Minnesota Twins, #731 Baltimore Orioles, #328 Boston Red Sox
More Minnesota Twins cards:
- #28 Twins 1972 Rookie Stars
- #51 Harmon Killebrew
- #52 Harmon Killebrew In Action
- #66 Ray Corbin
- #86 1971 A.L. Batting Leaders
- #131 Jim Nettles
More Baltimore Orioles cards:
- #26 Andy Etchebarren
- #70 Mike Cuellar
- #86 1971 A.L. Batting Leaders
- #92 1971 A.L. E.R.A. Leaders
- #100 Frank Robinson
- #128 Eddie Watt
More Boston Red Sox cards:
- #2 Ray Culp
- #30 Rico Petrocelli
- #37 Carl Yastrzemski
- #38 Carl Yastrzemski In Action
- #79 Red Sox 1972 Rookie Stars
- #113 Rogelio Moret
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1972 Topps #88 card?
It is card #88 of the 787-card 1972 Topps Baseball set, picturing Harmon Killebrew, Frank Robinson and Reggie Smith. 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.