1972 Topps #323 Earl Weaver
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 Earl Weaver
Baltimore traded Frank Robinson before the 1972 season and gave Don Baylor and Bobby Grich larger roles. Weaver's Orioles went 80-74 and finished third in the American League East, with Jim Palmer their only 20-game winner. Topps printed Weaver's Orioles manager card as #323 in the third series.
Earl Weaver managed the Baltimore Orioles from July 1968 through 1982 and again in 1985-1986, compiling a 1,480-1,060 record. He played second base in the minors from 1948 to 1960 and began managing as a player-manager in 1956. After two winning seasons at Triple-A Rochester, he joined Baltimore as first-base coach and replaced Hank Bauer as manager on July 11, 1968. Weaver kept cards and notebooks recording how individual hitters fared against particular pitchers, using those matchups to set his lineups. He also platooned Gary Roenicke and John Lowenstein in left field. Known as the Earl of Baltimore, he was ejected 94 times during his major league managerial career. The Veterans Committee elected him to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1996.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 332 | 5 | 60 | 163 | 53 | 30 | 7 | 14 | 0 |
| SGC | 26 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 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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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1972 Topps #323 card?
It is card #323 of the 787-card 1972 Topps Baseball set, picturing Earl Weaver of the Baltimore Orioles. 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.
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.