1972 Topps #752 Joe Morgan
About this card
Cards #751-757 are the seven Traded cards - the first traded subset Topps printed - each naming the club the player had just joined; among them are Hall of Famers Steve Carlton (#751), Joe Morgan (#752) and Frank Robinson (#754). Every Traded player also has a regular card in the set.
About Joe Morgan
Morgan batted .292, scored 122 runs and stole 58 bases in his first Cincinnati season in 1972, when he was also the All-Star Game MVP. He hit two home runs in the NLCS against Pittsburgh. Topps #132, from the first series, still lists Morgan with Houston; #752 in the sixth-series Traded subset identifies him with the Reds.
Joe Morgan played second base through a 22-year major-league career, collecting 2,517 hits, 268 home runs and 689 stolen bases. Born in Bonham, Texas, he moved to Oakland at five and studied business at Oakland City College before Houston signed him in 1962. His 5-foot-7 stature brought him the nickname "Little Joe." Teammate Nellie Fox suggested that he flap his back elbow to keep it raised while batting, a habit Morgan retained throughout his career. With Cincinnati, he won consecutive National League Most Valuable Player awards in 1975 and 1976 and five Gold Gloves from 1973 through 1977. His ninth-inning single drove home Ken Griffey with the winning run in Game Seven of the 1975 World Series. Morgan returned to Houston as a free agent in 1980, then played for San Francisco, Philadelphia and Oakland. He retired in 1984 and began broadcasting Reds games the next year, later working with Jon Miller on ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball. Morgan entered the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1990, his first year of eligibility.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 1,050 | 3 | 49 | 308 | 329 | 168 | 95 | 97 | 1 |
| SGC | 200 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 44 | 47 | 51 | 40 | 1 |
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 #752 card?
It is card #752 of the 787-card 1972 Topps Baseball set, picturing Joe Morgan of the Cincinnati Reds. Cards #751-757 are the seven Traded cards - the first traded subset Topps printed - each naming the club the player had just joined; among them are Hall of Famers Steve Carlton (#751), Joe Morgan (#752) and Frank Robinson (#754). Every Traded player also has a regular card in the set.
Why is #752 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.