1972 Topps #228 1971 World Series Game No. 6
Pictures a Hall of Famer: Frank Robinson.
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 faced elimination in Game 6 on October 16 at Memorial Stadium and won 3-2 in ten innings before 44,174, forcing a seventh game. Pittsburgh started Bob Moose, its sixth different starter of the Series, and he threw five shutout innings. Al Oliver doubled in the second off Jim Palmer and scored on Bob Robertson's single, and Roberto Clemente homered in the third for a 2-0 lead. Don Buford homered in the sixth, and Davey Johnson's single in the seventh tied it at 2-2. In the tenth, Frank Robinson walked, reached third on a Merv Rettenmund single and scored on Brooks Robinson's short fly to center, beating Vic Davalillo's throw. Card #228 in the 1972 Topps World Series subset (#223-230) carries both the Orioles and the Pirates and sits in the second series.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 255 | 4 | 41 | 115 | 47 | 19 | 10 | 19 | 0 |
| SGC | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 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 #228 card?
It is card #228 of the 787-card 1972 Topps Baseball set, 1971 World Series Game No. 6. 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.