1972 Topps #487 Detroit Tigers
Hall of Famers on the 1971 Detroit Tigers roster: Al Kaline.
About this card
This is one of the 24 team cards, one for each club; every club also has a manager card of its own this year. #1 honors the 1971 World Champion Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Texas Rangers, moved from Washington after the 1971 season, appear for the first time, on the #668 team card.
The story on this card
The Detroit Tigers of 1971 won 91 games and lost 71 under Billy Martin, good for second place in the American League East, 12 games behind the Orioles. They scored 701 runs and allowed 645, and 1,591,073 fans came through the gates at Tiger Stadium, the second-highest attendance in the American League. Mickey Lolich went 25-14 with 308 strikeouts and became the second pitcher in American League history to win 25 games without taking the Cy Young Award. Al Kaline, the club's Hall of Famer, played alongside Norm Cash, Bill Freehan, Willie Horton, Aurelio Rodriguez, Ed Brinkman, Joe Coleman and Fred Scherman. Topps issued the Tigers team card as #487 in the fourth series.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 286 | 12 | 96 | 118 | 33 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 0 |
| SGC | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 #487 card?
It is card #487 of the 787-card 1972 Topps Baseball set, picturing the Detroit Tigers. This is one of the 24 team cards, one for each club; every club also has a manager card of its own this year. #1 honors the 1971 World Champion Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Texas Rangers, moved from Washington after the 1971 season, appear for the first time, on the #668 team card.
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.