1972 Topps #693 Alan Gallagher
About Alan Gallagher
Gallagher slid to .223 in 82 games in 1972. Manager Charlie Fox benched him early for Dave Kingman, then kept him behind the veteran Jim Hart. Fox said he "likes to do funny things. That's his business. But it's my ball club to manage." Topps gave him two sixth-series cards with the Giants, #693 and #694, the second in the In Action subset.
Al Gallagher was a third baseman who played for the San Francisco Giants from 1970 and, after a trade five games into 1973, for the California Angels. He was the first San Francisco native to play for the Giants after their move west. Raised in the Mission District, he starred at Mission High School and Santa Clara University, where a 25-game hit streak in 1965 earned him the nickname "Dirty Al" for wearing the same unwashed uniform throughout. The Giants took him in the first round of the 1965 June draft. He started on Opening Day 1970, batting second with Willie Mays third, and made the Topps All-Rookie team. The Angels got him for Bruce Miller and used him daily at third base, but a shoulder injury sapped his power. He finished with 442 games, a .263 average and 11 home runs, then managed in independent leagues for 24 years, wearing Mays's number 24. He died in Fresno in 2018.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 202 | 2 | 20 | 114 | 46 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 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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Related cards
More Alan Gallagher in this set: #694 In Action
Team card: #771 San Francisco Giants
More San Francisco Giants cards:
- #35 Jerry Johnson
- #36 Jerry Johnson In Action
- #49 Willie Mays
- #50 Willie Mays In Action
- #76 Don Carrithers
- #129 Charlie Fox
- #147 Dave Kingman
- #165 Chris Speier
- #166 Chris Speier In Action
- #185 Ron Bryant
- #186 Ron Bryant In Action
- #232 Giants 1972 Rookie Stars
- #280 Willie McCovey
- #295 Dick Dietz
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1972 Topps #693 card?
It is card #693 of the 787-card 1972 Topps Baseball set, picturing Alan Gallagher of the San Francisco Giants.
Why is #693 harder to find?
It is a high number card from the sixth and last print series, #657-787 - with the fifth series, the toughest to find, per PSA.
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.