1972 Topps #388 Charlie Williams
About Charlie Williams
Williams debuted on April 23, 1971 at Wrigley Field, pitching 2 2/3 innings in a 7-6 extra-inning Mets win. He gave up two earned runs that day and finished the year 5-6 with a 4.78 ERA. Card #388, a rookie card from the third series, is printed with the Mets. On May 11, 1972 he went to San Francisco with $50,000 for Mays and made three Giants appearances that year, going 0-2.
Charlie Williams was a right-handed pitcher from Flushing, Queens, who worked eight seasons in the majors, one with the Mets and seven with the San Francisco Giants, and is best known as the player New York traded for Willie Mays. He went 23-22 with a 3.97 ERA in 268 games, 33 of them starts, and saved four. The Mets took him in the seventh round of the 1968 draft out of Parsons College, and he made their roster from spring training in 1971. After splitting 1973 between Triple-A Phoenix and San Francisco, he made the Giants for good in 1974 and pitched for them through the 1978 season. Once his career ended he drove a New York City taxi for a short time, then settled in Port Orange, Florida. He died on January 27, 2015, from complications of heart surgery.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 277 | 8 | 80 | 159 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| SGC | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 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 #388 card?
It is card #388 of the 787-card 1972 Topps Baseball set, picturing Charlie Williams of the New York Mets.
Is 1972 Topps #388 a rookie card?
Yes - #388 is the 1972 Topps rookie card of Charlie Williams.
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.