1972 Topps #338 Bob Grich
About Bob Grich
The 1971 season belonged mostly to Rochester, where Grich hit .336 with 32 home runs and won the International League MVP award. Baltimore used him in seven late-season games, and he hit his first major league home run. His #338 comes from the third series and lists him with the Orioles.
Bobby Grich was a second baseman who spent seven seasons with the Baltimore Orioles (1970-1976) and ten with the California Angels (1977-1986). He won four consecutive Gold Gloves from 1973 through 1976 and was a six-time All-Star. In 1973 he set the major league single-season fielding record for second basemen at .995, then raised it to .997 in 1985. His bat carried power as well: he hit 30 home runs with 101 RBI in 1979 and shared the American League home run lead with 22 in the strike-shortened 1981 season, when he also won a Silver Slugger. He finished with 224 home runs, 1,833 hits and a .266 average in 2,008 games. A first-round pick of the Orioles in 1967 out of Long Beach, he played in five League Championship Series, three with the Angels, and retired after the 1986 ALCS loss to Boston. He drew 11 votes in his one year on the Hall of Fame ballot in 1992. The Angels made him the first member of their Hall of Fame in 1988, and the Orioles inducted him in 1998.
Sources: SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 380 | 8 | 105 | 201 | 30 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 |
| SGC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 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 #338 card?
It is card #338 of the 787-card 1972 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bob Grich of the Baltimore Orioles.
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.