1972 Topps #704 Doug Griffin In Action
About this card
This is one of the 72 In Action cards, each numbered right after the same man's card, in six blocks of twelve even numbers, one per series: #32-54, #164-186, #292-314, #426-448, #552-574 and #692-714 (#34 Billy Martin follows his #33 manager card). The backs of the 24 In Action cards in the fifth and sixth series piece together into pictures of Joe Torre and Carl Yastrzemski (fifth series) and Tony Oliva and Tom Seaver (sixth).
About Doug Griffin In Action
Two Griffin cards sit in the sixth series. The base card, #703, carries the All-Star Rookie trophy for his 1971 season, and #704 is an In Action card. His 1972 season brought a .260 average, 122 hits, 15 sacrifice hits and the Gold Glove, even though a Gaylord Perry pitch broke his hand and kept him on the disabled list from August 9 to September 1.
Doug Griffin was a slick-fielding second baseman who played eight seasons in the majors, one with the California Angels and seven with the Boston Red Sox. The Angels drafted him in the 21st round in 1965, and after two years in the Navy at Pearl Harbor he hit .326 for Hawaii in 1970 and was named the Pacific Coast League's Rookie of the Year. He debuted with the Angels on September 11, 1970, and a month later was traded to Boston in the deal that sent Tony Conigliaro to California. He was the Red Sox regular at second base from 1971 until mid-1975 and won the 1972 Gold Glove. Injuries repeatedly interrupted his seasons: a broken hand in 1972, another fracture in 1973, and beanings from Nolan Ryan in 1974 and Dick Bosman in 1975. Denny Doyle took most of the second-base work in 1975, and Griffin made one brief appearance in that year's World Series. His playing career ended in 1977, and he later worked in construction. He finished with a .245 average and 7 home runs in 632 games.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 314 | 0 | 47 | 194 | 44 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| SGC | 13 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 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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Related cards
More Doug Griffin in this set: #703 Doug Griffin
Team card: #328 Boston Red Sox
More Boston Red Sox cards:
- #2 Ray Culp
- #30 Rico Petrocelli
- #37 Carl Yastrzemski
- #38 Carl Yastrzemski In Action
- #79 Red Sox 1972 Rookie Stars
- #88 1971 A.L. R.B.I. Leaders
- #113 Rogelio Moret
- #144 Marty Pattin
- #199 Mike Fiore
- #218 Eddie Kasko
- #259 Sparky Lyle
- #266 Bobby Bolin
- #290 Sonny Siebert
- #313 Luis Aparicio
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1972 Topps #704 card?
It is card #704 of the 787-card 1972 Topps Baseball set, picturing Doug Griffin of the Boston Red Sox. This is one of the 72 In Action cards, each numbered right after the same man's card, in six blocks of twelve even numbers, one per series: #32-54, #164-186, #292-314, #426-448, #552-574 and #692-714 (#34 Billy Martin follows his #33 manager card). The backs of the 24 In Action cards in the fifth and sixth series piece together into pictures of Joe Torre and Carl Yastrzemski (fifth series) and Tony Oliva and Tom Seaver (sixth).
Why is #704 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.
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.