1972 Topps #142 Chris Chambliss
About Chris Chambliss
Chambliss hit .275 with 114 hits in 111 games in his 1971 Rookie of the Year season. In 1972 he pulled a hamstring in the second game of the season, missed a month and still finished at .292 with a .993 fielding percentage. He hit .314 after the All-Star break. His 1972 Topps #142, a print series 2 rookie card for Cleveland, carries the Topps All-Star Rookie trophy cup.
Chris Chambliss was a left-handed-hitting first baseman who played 1971 through 1988 for Cleveland, the Yankees and Atlanta. Cleveland made him the first pick of the January 1970 draft after a .583 run to NBC tournament MVP with the Anchorage Glacier Pilots, and he won the 1971 American League Rookie of the Year Award. A 1974 trade sent him to New York, where he batted cleanup for the 1976 pennant winner, made the 1976 All-Star team, and won a Gold Glove in 1978. His home run off Mark Littell in the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 1976 ALCS gave the Yankees their first pennant since 1964. He won World Series rings in 1977 and 1978, then played for Atlanta from 1980 to 1986, and retired with a .279 average and 185 home runs. He later managed Charlotte and London in the minors, was Sporting News minor league manager of the year in 1990, and coached hitters for the Yankees, Cardinals, Mets, Reds and Mariners, including Yankees titles in 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2000.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 627 | 8 | 130 | 316 | 76 | 43 | 26 | 28 | 0 |
| SGC | 43 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 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 #142 card?
It is card #142 of the 787-card 1972 Topps Baseball set, picturing Chris Chambliss of the Cleveland Indians.
Is 1972 Topps #142 a rookie card?
Yes - #142 is the 1972 Topps rookie card of Chris Chambliss.
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.
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