1972 Topps #547 Cleveland Indians
About this card
This is one of the 24 team cards, one for each club; every club also has a manager card of its own this year. #1 honors the 1971 World Champion Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Texas Rangers, moved from Washington after the 1971 season, appear for the first time, on the #668 team card.
The story on this card
The 1971 Cleveland Indians finished 60-102 and placed sixth in the American League East, 43 games behind the Baltimore Orioles. The team scored 543 runs and allowed 747. Al Dark went 42-61 before Cleveland fired him on July 29 with 59 games left, and Johnny Lipon finished the season as interim manager, going 18-41. Chris Chambliss won the American League Rookie of the Year award. Cleveland Stadium drew 591,361 for the year. During the summer owner Vernon Stouffer entertained overtures about moving 27 to 30 home dates a year to New Orleans. The card, 1972 Topps #547, is the Indians team card, a series five issue.
Sources: Wikipedia (1971 Cleveland Indians season) · Wikipedia (Johnny Lipon) · Wikipedia (1971 Major League Baseball season) · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 384 | 42 | 124 | 170 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 16 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 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 #547 card?
It is card #547 of the 787-card 1972 Topps Baseball set, picturing the Cleveland Indians. This is one of the 24 team cards, one for each club; every club also has a manager card of its own this year. #1 honors the 1971 World Champion Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Texas Rangers, moved from Washington after the 1971 season, appear for the first time, on the #668 team card.
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.