1972 Topps #352 Dave LaRoche
About Dave LaRoche
Minnesota was LaRoche's team for exactly one season, and #352 in the third series catches him there. He worked 62 games out of the Twins bullpen, going 5-7 with a 2.83 ERA. He saved 10 games and struck out 79 in 95 1/3 innings. As the club's player representative he gained a reputation for complaining, and on December 1 the Twins sent him to the Cubs for Bill Hands, Joe Decker and Bob Maneely.
Dave LaRoche was a left-handed reliever who pitched 14 seasons, 1970 through 1983, for the Angels, Twins, Cubs, Indians and Yankees. He finished 65-58 with a 3.53 ERA and 126 saves. He struck out 819 batters in 1,049 1/3 innings and made the American League All-Star team in 1976 and 1977. He threw his own variant of the eephus pitch, which he called the "La Lob." Born David Garcia in Colorado Springs, he took his stepfather's surname at age seven, reportedly because classmates teased him over a bumbling Sergeant Garcia on the Zorro television series. The Angels drafted him in the fifth round in 1967 out of West High School in Torrance, California. With the Yankees he pitched one inning with two strikeouts in the 1981 World Series, which the Dodgers won four games to two. His sons Adam and Andy both reached the majors, and he later coached in the minors, including as pitching coach of the Brooklyn Cyclones and, in 2018, the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 295 | 13 | 112 | 135 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 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 #352 card?
It is card #352 of the 787-card 1972 Topps Baseball set, picturing Dave LaRoche of the Minnesota Twins.
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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