1972 Topps #123 Ed Acosta
About Ed Acosta
Acosta spent 1971 with San Diego, making eight appearances, six of them starts. He went 3-3 with a 2.74 ERA in 46 innings. He completed three of his starts, one a shutout, and struck out 16. Card #123, a first-series issue, lists him with the Padres.
Ed Acosta was a 6-foot-5 right-handed pitcher, a switch-hitter at the plate, born March 9, 1944, in Boquete, Panama. The Houston Astros signed him before the 1967 season, and he reached the majors with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1970. He pitched for the San Diego Padres in 1971 and 1972, and his last appearance came on October 4, 1972. In 57 major league games he went 6-9 with a 4.05 ERA. He struck out 70 batters, threw one shutout and saved one game. He died in Los Angeles on September 18, 2025, at age 81.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 238 | 7 | 53 | 128 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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 #123 card?
It is card #123 of the 787-card 1972 Topps Baseball set, picturing Ed Acosta of the San Diego Padres.
Is the 1972 Topps second-series checklist #103 or #123?
#103. The second-series checklist, "2nd Series Checklist: 133-263", is #103 and was printed in the first series; #123 is Ed Acosta of the San Diego Padres, a regular player 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.