1972 Topps #424 Bill Gogolewski
About Bill Gogolewski
The Rangers' first Texas season opened 13 days late because of the players' strike, and Gogolewski was hit for eight runs in 3 2/3 innings in his first start. He went 4-11 with a 4.24 ERA, but on September 12 he held the Angels hitless through 7 2/3 innings while Nolan Ryan struck out 15, and settled for a one-hit shutout. Topps placed him on #424, in the fourth series, with the Rangers.
Bill Gogolewski was a 6-foot-4 right-hander from Oshkosh, Wisconsin, who pitched six seasons for the Washington Senators and Texas Rangers, Cleveland and the Chicago White Sox, going 15-24 with a 4.02 ERA and 10 saves in 144 games. The Senators took him out of Oshkosh High School in the 18th round of the first amateur draft in 1965, after a junior year that included a no-hitter. National Guard duty and a sore elbow slowed his climb, and a slider he picked up in the spring of 1970 became his out pitch. That summer he won 14 games and struck out 146 for Pittsfield, leading or co-leading the Eastern League in both. He was the only unanimous all-star pick and made his major-league debut on September 3. From 1973 he worked almost entirely in relief. A back injury ended his career in 1975, and he later chaired the Oshkosh advisory park board.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 233 | 11 | 108 | 83 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 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 #424 card?
It is card #424 of the 787-card 1972 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bill Gogolewski of the Texas Rangers.
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.