1972 Topps #274 Al Severinsen
About Al Severinsen
Severinsen skipped the start of spring training in 1972, saying he did not want to play on the West Coast, and opened the season with the Hawaii Islanders of the Pacific Coast League. After going 2-0 with a 1.35 ERA there, he returned to the Padres in late June. He posted a 2.53 ERA in 17 games. His #274 card, printed with the Padres, came in the third series.
Al Severinsen was a 6-foot-3, 220-pound right-handed reliever who pitched 88 major league games for the Baltimore Orioles in 1969 and the San Diego Padres in 1971 and 1972. He went 3-7 with a 3.08 ERA and nine saves. Born in Brooklyn on November 9, 1944, and raised on Long Island, he left Wagner College after signing with the Chicago Cubs as a free agent on September 6, 1963. Baltimore took him in the minor league draft after the 1966 season. He debuted on July 1, 1969, at Yankee Stadium and won his first game on September 10, the Orioles' 98th of a franchise-record 109 victories that year. He was not on the playoff roster, but teammates voted him a 40 percent share of the postseason money, and he named that club his greatest thrill. After baseball he supervised a plant in Nassau County, moved to Mystic, Connecticut, in 2003, and coached players from youth ages through college. He died there on January 27, 2015.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 322 | 10 | 106 | 161 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 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 #274 card?
It is card #274 of the 787-card 1972 Topps Baseball set, picturing Al Severinsen of the San Diego Padres.
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.