1972 Topps #731 Baltimore Orioles
Hall of Famers on the 1971 Baltimore Orioles roster: Jim Palmer, Brooks Robinson, Frank Robinson and Earl Weaver.
About this card
This is one of the 24 team cards, one for each club; every club also has a manager card of its own this year. #1 honors the 1971 World Champion Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Texas Rangers, moved from Washington after the 1971 season, appear for the first time, on the #668 team card.
The story on this card
The 1971 Baltimore Orioles went 101-57 under Earl Weaver and won the American League East by 12 games over Detroit. Four Orioles starters won 20 games, a feat matched only by the 1920 White Sox. Dave McNally went 21-5, Jim Palmer and Mike Cuellar each went 20-9, and Pat Dobson went 20-8. Frank Robinson hit .281 with 28 home runs and 99 RBI. Brooks Robinson had 20 home runs and 92 RBI, and Merv Rettenmund hit .318. Baltimore swept Oakland 3-0 in the ALCS, then lost the World Series to Pittsburgh in seven games, with the Pirates taking Game 7 by 2-1 at Memorial Stadium. It was the club's third straight World Series appearance. This is the Orioles team card, #731 in the 1972 Topps set, printed in the sixth series.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 475 | 29 | 139 | 212 | 52 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 0 |
| SGC | 28 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 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 #731 card?
It is card #731 of the 787-card 1972 Topps Baseball set, picturing the Baltimore Orioles. This is one of the 24 team cards, one for each club; every club also has a manager card of its own this year. #1 honors the 1971 World Champion Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Texas Rangers, moved from Washington after the 1971 season, appear for the first time, on the #668 team card.
Why is #731 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.