1972 Topps #55 Clyde Wright
About Clyde Wright
The 1971 Angels opened the year expected to challenge Oakland in the American League West, but injuries and a season-long battle between Alex Johnson and manager Lefty Phillips left California 25 1/2 games behind the Athletics. In 1971 Wright worked 276 2/3 innings and completed 10 of his 37 starts. Topps placed him in its first series for 1972 as card #55, with California.
Clyde Wright was a left-handed pitcher who spent ten major league seasons with the California Angels (1966-73), Milwaukee Brewers (1974) and Texas Rangers (1975). A Tennessee farm boy who starred at Carson-Newman College, he was selected by the Angels in the sixth round of the 1965 draft and reached the majors the following June, beating the Twins on a four-hitter in his debut. After going 1-8 in 1969, he learned a screwball while playing winter ball in Puerto Rico under Jim Fregosi and returned in 1970 to win 22 games, throw a no-hitter against Oakland and earn his only All-Star selection. He later pitched three seasons for the Yomiuri Giants in Japan, alongside Sadaharu Oh and under manager Shigeo Nagashima. He is a member of the NAIA Hall of Fame from his college pitching career.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 217 | 5 | 55 | 105 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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 #55 card?
It is card #55 of the 787-card 1972 Topps Baseball set, picturing Clyde Wright of the California Angels.
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.