1972 Topps #473 Dan McGinn
About Dan McGinn
Dan McGinn opened 1971 at Triple-A Winnipeg, came back to Montreal and went 1-4 with a 5.96 ERA. His fourth-series card, #473, still lists the Expos, though they traded him to the Cubs before the 1972 season for Hector Torres and Hal Breeden. In Chicago he went 0-5 with a 5.89 ERA and four saves, and his last major league game came on October 3, 1972.
Dan McGinn was a left-handed pitcher from Omaha, Nebraska, who played quarterback and several other positions at Notre Dame while also pitching for the baseball team. Cincinnati drafted him in the secondary phase of the 1966 January draft, and he reached the majors with the Reds in 1968 after converting from starter to reliever. Left unprotected in the expansion draft, McGinn was selected by the Montreal Expos. On Opening Day 1969 he became the first relief pitcher to take the mound for the new franchise and hit the first home run in Expos history, off Tom Seaver. He spent three seasons with Montreal before a 1972 trade sent him to the Chicago Cubs, his final major league stop. Across five seasons with the Reds, Expos and Cubs he went 15-30 with a 5.11 ERA in 210 games. He later spent 24 years in sales and marketing for AT&T in Omaha.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 187 | 4 | 50 | 105 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 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 #473 card?
It is card #473 of the 787-card 1972 Topps Baseball set, picturing Dan McGinn of the Montreal Expos.
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.