1972 Topps #223 1971 World Series Game No. 1
About this card
Cards #223-229 cover the 1971 World Series between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Baltimore Orioles one game per card, Games 1 through 7, and #230 "Series Celebration - On Top of the World!" closes the run.
The story on this card
Baltimore won Game 1 of the 1971 World Series 5-3 on October 9 at Memorial Stadium, although the Pirates scored three runs off Dave McNally in the second inning on sloppy Baltimore defense. Bob Robertson walked and moved up on a wild pitch, Mark Belanger threw wildly to third, and Elrod Hendricks threw wildly to first on a suicide squeeze by Jackie Hernandez. Dave Cash's single, the only Pirate hit of the inning, brought Hernandez home. Baltimore answered with homers: Frank Robinson in the second, Merv Rettenmund with a three-run shot off Dock Ellis in the third that gave the Orioles the lead, and Don Buford off Bob Moose in the fifth. McNally allowed two more hits and no runs the rest of the way. Baltimore won Game 2 as well, 11-3, for a 2-0 lead. Card #223 is the first of the World Series subset (#223-230) in series 2 of the 1972 Topps set and carries the Orioles.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 340 | 9 | 74 | 174 | 46 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 0 |
| SGC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 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 #223 card?
It is card #223 of the 787-card 1972 Topps Baseball set, 1971 World Series Game No. 1. Cards #223-229 cover the 1971 World Series between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Baltimore Orioles one game per card, Games 1 through 7, and #230 "Series Celebration - On Top of the World!" closes the run.
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.