1972 Topps #273 Bobby Floyd
About Bobby Floyd
A stomach disorder that hit Fred Patek in spring training handed Floyd the Royals' starting shortstop job to open 1972. In his first nine games he batted .138 with two errors, and Kansas City sent him to Omaha once Patek was ready. Card #273, from the third series, lists him with the Kansas City Royals. He finished 1972 at .179 in 61 games, split between third base and shortstop.
Robert Nathan Floyd was a utility infielder who spent seven big-league seasons filling in at shortstop, second and third base for the Baltimore Orioles and Kansas City Royals. Born in Hawthorne, California, and raised in nearby El Segundo, he quarterbacked the high school football team as a senior and led El Segundo to a Southern California baseball championship from shortstop. After two years at UCLA he signed with the Orioles in August 1963, then worked through five seasons in Baltimore's farm system alongside Mark Belanger, Dave Johnson, Boog Powell and Jim Palmer before a September 1968 call-up. His lone full big-league season came in 1969, as a reserve on a 109-win pennant winner; he fielded the final out of Palmer's August 13 no-hitter and earned a full World Series share without playing in the Series. On June 15, 1970, Baltimore traded him to Kansas City for Moe Drabowsky, and he shuttled between Omaha and the Royals before his career closed in 1974 with a .219 average over 214 games. He then spent some 30 years coaching and managing, including big-league coaching stints with the New York Mets in 2001 and 2004.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 284 | 17 | 119 | 115 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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 #273 card?
It is card #273 of the 787-card 1972 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bobby Floyd of the Kansas City Royals.
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.