1972 Topps #503 Gary Peters
About Gary Peters
Peters made 32 starts for Boston in 1971 and went 14-11 with a 4.37 ERA. Eddie Kasko also used him as a pinch-hitter; he batted .271 with three home runs and 19 RBI. His #503 is a fourth-series card with the Red Sox. In 1972, Peters worked mainly in relief, making four starts among 33 pitching appearances.
Gary Peters pitched left-handed for the White Sox and Red Sox across 14 major league seasons from 1959 through 1972. Signed by Chicago in 1956, he pitched in the minors through 1962 before securing a place in the rotation. He won the American League Rookie of the Year award in 1963 after going 19-8 with a league-leading 2.33 ERA. He tied for the league lead with 20 wins in 1964 and won a second AL ERA title with a 1.98 mark in 1966. He was an All-Star in 1964 and 1967. Peters finished 124-103 with a 3.25 ERA and 1,420 strikeouts. As a batter, he hit .222 with 19 home runs, four of them as a pinch-hitter. He served as player representative with both clubs and in 1972 was an American League representative in the meetings that led to the first players' strike. Chicago named him to its All-Century Team in 2000. He died in 2023.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 197 | 6 | 47 | 112 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 #503 card?
It is card #503 of the 787-card 1972 Topps Baseball set, picturing Gary Peters of the Boston Red Sox.
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.