1972 Topps #684 Hal Breeden
About Hal Breeden
The Cubs sent Breeden and Hector Torres to Montreal for Dan McGinn on April 7, 1972. He appeared in 42 games for the Expos that year, hitting .230 with three home runs. His #684 is a rookie card from the sixth series, and it shows him with the Cubs, for whom he had hit .139 in 23 games in 1971.
Hal Breeden was a first baseman who hit right-handed and threw left-handed, a combination that made him a rarity. Signed by the Milwaukee Braves as a free agent in 1963, he hit .406 in 75 games for Yakima in 1964. In 1970 he hit 37 home runs in 136 games for Richmond, and on November 30 the Cubs gave up Hoyt Wilhelm to get him, a straight-up deal with Atlanta. He debuted on April 7, 1971, against Steve Carlton and the Cardinals, pinch hitting for Earl Stephenson and grounding out, and spent part of that season as a teammate of his brother, catcher Danny Breeden. He played for Montreal from 1972 to 1975, and on July 13, 1973, he hit two pinch-hit home runs in one doubleheader, tying the record Joe Cronin set for the 1943 Red Sox. Tommy John called him a good pull hitter. His last big-league game came on September 11, 1975, and he finished with 21 home runs in 273 games. He then played three seasons in Japan for the Hanshin Tigers and later served as sheriff of Lee County, Georgia, for twenty years, until 2008.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 383 | 17 | 117 | 186 | 39 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 18 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 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 #684 card?
It is card #684 of the 787-card 1972 Topps Baseball set, picturing Hal Breeden of the Chicago Cubs.
Is 1972 Topps #684 a rookie card?
Yes - #684 is the 1972 Topps rookie card of Hal Breeden.
Why is #684 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.