1972 Topps #40 Bob Barton In Action
About this card
This is one of the 72 In Action cards, each numbered right after the same man's card, in six blocks of twelve even numbers, one per series: #32-54, #164-186, #292-314, #426-448, #552-574 and #692-714 (#34 Billy Martin follows his #33 manager card). The backs of the 24 In Action cards in the fifth and sixth series piece together into pictures of Joe Torre and Carl Yastrzemski (fifth series) and Tony Oliva and Tom Seaver (sixth).
About Bob Barton In Action
In 1971 Barton collected 17 doubles among his 94 hits for San Diego. Behind the plate his 15 errors led National League catchers, and his 67 assists ranked second among them. Topps gave him two cards in the first series of 1972: #39 as a Padre and #40 from the In Action subset, also with San Diego.
Bob Barton was a right-handed catcher who played parts of ten major-league seasons between 1965 and 1974 for the San Francisco Giants, San Diego Padres and Cincinnati Reds. Born July 30, 1941, in Norwood, Ohio, he debuted on September 17, 1965, replacing Jack Hiatt behind the plate in a loss at Milwaukee, and singled for his first hit on September 28 while pinch-hitting for Hall of Famer Warren Spahn. Primarily a backup, he worked behind Tom Haller in San Francisco before moving to the San Diego Padres for the 1970 season. His best year at the plate came in 1971, when he appeared in 121 games as the Padres' regular catcher, batted .250 with five home runs and 23 runs batted in, and led National League catchers in runners caught stealing with 42 and in caught-stealing percentage at 51.2. He got into three games for Cincinnati in 1973 behind Hall of Famer Johnny Bench, closed out his career with San Diego in 1974, and finished at .226 with nine home runs and 66 RBI in 393 games. He died January 15, 2018.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 200 | 0 | 19 | 72 | 52 | 22 | 14 | 20 | 1 |
| SGC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 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.
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More Bob Barton in this set: #39 Bob Barton
Team card: #262 San Diego Padres
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- #78 Steve Arlin
- #91 1971 N.L. E.R.A. Leaders
- #123 Ed Acosta
- #143 Garry Jestadt
- #173 Clay Kirby
- #174 Clay Kirby In Action
- #194 Fred Norman
- #238 Leron Lee
- #274 Al Severinsen
- #288 Johnny Jeter
- #384 Dave Campbell
- #412 Dick Kelley
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1972 Topps #40 card?
It is card #40 of the 787-card 1972 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bob Barton of the San Diego Padres. This is one of the 72 In Action cards, each numbered right after the same man's card, in six blocks of twelve even numbers, one per series: #32-54, #164-186, #292-314, #426-448, #552-574 and #692-714 (#34 Billy Martin follows his #33 manager card). The backs of the 24 In Action cards in the fifth and sixth series piece together into pictures of Joe Torre and Carl Yastrzemski (fifth series) and Tony Oliva and Tom Seaver (sixth).
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.