1972 Topps #432 Clarence Gaston 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 Clarence Gaston In Action
After a winter with Magallanes in Venezuela that produced a .299 average in 25 games, Gaston saw Johnny Jeter become the Padres' starting center fielder in the spring of 1972 and shifted to right, a corner outfielder from then on. He played 111 games and hit .269 with 7 home runs. Topps numbered his card #431 and the In Action card #432, both in the fourth series with San Diego.
Clarence Edwin Gaston, nicknamed Cito, was an outfielder born March 17, 1944 in San Antonio, Texas. He reached the majors with the Atlanta Braves in 1967, then became a regular after San Diego took him from Atlanta in the 1968 expansion draft. His best season came in 1970, when he hit .318 with 29 home runs and 93 RBI for the Padres, earning his only All-Star selection and setting the club's batting average mark until Tony Gwynn arrived. Gaston also starred in winter ball in Venezuela, winning consecutive batting titles with Navegantes del Magallanes. He played through the 1978 season with Atlanta and Pittsburgh, finishing his career with a .256 average, 91 home runs and 387 RBI over eleven seasons. He was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 2002. He later managed the Toronto Blue Jays to consecutive World Series titles in 1992 and 1993.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 292 | 9 | 80 | 169 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 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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More Clarence Gaston in this set: #431 Clarence Gaston
Team card: #262 San Diego Padres
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- #40 Bob Barton In Action
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- #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
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1972 Topps #432 card?
It is card #432 of the 787-card 1972 Topps Baseball set, picturing Clarence Gaston 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).
Is #432 Clarence Gaston the same player as Cito Gaston?
Yes. The card front prints "Clarence Gaston", so it is listed here as printed, with Cito Gaston as the name he is also known by.
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.