1972 Topps #29 Bill Bonham
About Bill Bonham
Bonham's 1972 Topps card, #29 in the first series, is his rookie card and shows him with the Chicago Cubs. His 1971 rookie year was 33 appearances, two of them starts, with a 2-1 record and a 4.65 ERA. He struck out 41 in 60 innings. The card exists in two printings, one with yellow and one with green under the C and S of the team name.
Bill Bonham was a right-handed pitcher from Glendale, California, who worked ten seasons in the National League, 1971 through 1980, seven with the Chicago Cubs and three with the Cincinnati Reds. The Cubs signed him as a free agent for a $2,000 bonus after he was drafted three times without signing and went unselected following his senior year at UCLA. He began in the bullpen and moved into the Cubs rotation in 1974, when he was the Opening Day starter, threw his first shutout and struck out 191 batters, but lost 22 games, one of three National League 20-game losers that year. On July 31, 1974, he struck out four batters in one inning. Chicago traded him to Cincinnati on October 31, 1977, for Woodie Fryman, Bill Caudill and cash. He finished 75-83 with a 4.01 ERA and 985 strikeouts in 300 games.
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Print variations
Two states of #29 are tracked individually: 29a - Yellow Under C and S and 29b - Green Under C and S. The difference is on the front of the card (team letter color).
States catalogued by the PSA master set registry and the Trading Card Database; each is tracked here individually.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29a - Yellow Under C and S | |||||||||
| PSA | 272 | 8 | 66 | 141 | 38 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| SGC | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| 29b - Green Under C and S | |||||||||
| PSA | 138 | 0 | 10 | 62 | 31 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 0 |
| SGC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 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. Where a grader registers a variation separately its population is listed under that variation.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1972 Topps #29 card?
It is card #29 of the 787-card 1972 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bill Bonham of the Chicago Cubs.
Is 1972 Topps #29 a rookie card?
Yes - #29 is the 1972 Topps rookie card of Bill Bonham.
Does 1972 Topps #29 have variations?
Yes. Two states are catalogued and tracked individually: 29a - Yellow Under C and S (Yellow under the bottom of the "C" and "S" of the Cubs team name - the base state and the more common printing of the pair. A rookie card in either state) and 29b - Green Under C and S (Green under the bottom of the "C" and "S" of the Cubs team name - the less common printing, priced above the yellow card. A rookie card in either state). Owning any one of them fills the #29 slot; the master set counts each state.
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.