1972 Topps #648 Jim Lyttle
About Jim Lyttle
Lyttle played 1972 for the Chicago White Sox, appearing in 44 games and batting .232. He played the outfield in 21 of them, and his 19 hits came in 82 at-bats. His #648, a fifth-series card, carries the White Sox.
Jim Lyttle was a left-handed-hitting outfielder who played eight major league seasons, 1969 to 1976, with the Yankees, White Sox, Expos and Dodgers, then became a star in Japan. A four-sport athlete at North Dearborn High School, where he set a school basketball record with 1,072 career points, he went to Florida State and earned first-team All-American baseball honors. The Yankees took him with the 10th pick of the 1966 draft. He debuted May 17, 1969, and hit .248 with nine home runs in 391 major league games. In 1977 he signed with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp and batted cleanup beside Koji Yamamoto and Sachio Kinugasa. He won four straight outfield Golden Gloves from 1978, was Japan Series MVP in the Carp's victory over Kintetsu, and in 1981 led the league in hits while batting .318 with 33 home runs and 100 RBIs. His six seasons with Hiroshima are the most by a non-Japanese player on the club. He finished with the Nankai Hawks in 1983.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 266 | 4 | 73 | 154 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 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 #648 card?
It is card #648 of the 787-card 1972 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jim Lyttle of the Chicago White 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.