1972 Topps #602 Dave Bristol
About this card
Every club has a manager card of its own this year, separate from the 24 team cards, and every one of the 24 manager cards pictures the manager alone. Nine of them are Hall of Famers, and #510 Ted Williams manages the Texas Rangers in their first season after the move from Washington.
About Dave Bristol
Dave Bristol managed the Milwaukee Brewers from April 15 to May 27, 1972, his third season in the job, before he was fired. Roy McMillan managed on May 28 and 29. Del Crandall took over on May 30 and ran the club through October 4, and Milwaukee finished 65-91, sixth in the American League East. Topps listed Bristol on manager card #602, from the fifth series of the 1972 set.
James David Bristol, born June 23, 1933 in Macon, Georgia, was a minor league infielder who became a playing manager in the Cincinnati farm system in 1957 at age 24, leading the Hornell Redlegs of the Class D New York-Penn League. By 1964 he was piloting the Reds' top affiliate, the Pacific Coast League San Diego Padres, to a pennant. His minor league clubs won 652 and lost 562 over his nine seasons as a pilot. Cincinnati promoted him to the big league coaching staff in 1966, and on July 13 he replaced manager Don Heffner. He led Cincinnati to winning records in 1967, 1968 and 1969 before his dismissal, after which Sparky Anderson took over and led the Big Red Machine. Bristol later managed the Milwaukee Brewers, Atlanta Braves and San Francisco Giants and coached for the Phillies and Expos, in a career in professional baseball that spanned 44 years.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 238 | 2 | 45 | 144 | 38 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 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 #602 card?
It is card #602 of the 787-card 1972 Topps Baseball set, picturing Dave Bristol of the Milwaukee Brewers. Every club has a manager card of its own this year, separate from the 24 team cards, and every one of the 24 manager cards pictures the manager alone. Nine of them are Hall of Famers, and #510 Ted Williams manages the Texas Rangers in their first season after the move from Washington.
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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