1972 Topps #768 Denny Doyle
About Denny Doyle
With two out in the ninth inning on July 18, 1972, Doyle chopped a single over the drawn-in third baseman to end Steve Arlin's no-hit bid for San Diego. Padres manager Don Zimmer had kept that third baseman playing shallow to guard against a bunt. Doyle hit .249 with 110 hits in 123 games that season. His #768 card, from the sixth series, lists him with the Phillies.
Denny Doyle was a left-handed-hitting second baseman who played 944 major league games for the Phillies, Angels and Red Sox between 1970 and 1977. He grew up in Cave City, Kentucky, and went to Morehead State on a basketball scholarship. Passed over in the 1965 draft, he signed with the Phillies after scout Mel Clark worked him out following a Little League clinic. He climbed the farm system beside shortstop Larry Bowa and was the Pacific Coast League's Most Valuable Player at Eugene in 1969. Philadelphia traded him to California in December 1973, and the Angels sent him to Boston in June 1975. He hit .310 in 89 games for the Red Sox that year, put together a 22-game hitting streak, and started at second base in the ALCS sweep of Oakland and the seven-game World Series loss to Cincinnati. In the ninth inning of Game 6 he was thrown out at home plate, an out that came before Carlton Fisk's twelfth-inning home run, and he was the only player on either side to hit safely in all seven games. He finished with a .250 average, 16 home runs and 237 RBIs.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 331 | 9 | 77 | 182 | 41 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 17 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 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 #768 card?
It is card #768 of the 787-card 1972 Topps Baseball set, picturing Denny Doyle of the Philadelphia Phillies.
Why is #768 harder to find?
It is a high number card from the sixth and last print series, #657-787 - with the fifth series, the toughest to find, per PSA.
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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