1972 Topps #304 Joe Pepitone In Action
About this card
This is one of the 72 In Action cards, each numbered right after the same man's card, in six blocks of twelve even numbers, one per series: #32-54, #164-186, #292-314, #426-448, #552-574 and #692-714 (#34 Billy Martin follows his #33 manager card). The backs of the 24 In Action cards in the fifth and sixth series piece together into pictures of Joe Torre and Carl Yastrzemski (fifth series) and Tony Oliva and Tom Seaver (sixth).
About Joe Pepitone In Action
Pepitone played 66 games at first base for the 1972 Cubs and hit .262 with eight home runs. He retired in May, then returned after a few weeks away from the team. Topps issued two cards of him that year, the regular #303 and the In Action card #304, both from the third series and both with the Cubs. Chicago traded him to Atlanta for Andre Thornton on May 19, 1973.
Joe Pepitone, born October 9, 1940 in Brooklyn, New York, was a left-handed first baseman and outfielder who broke in with the New York Yankees in 1962. He played through 1973 with the Astros, Cubs, and Braves, closing out that final season with the Yakult Atoms in Japan. A three-time All-Star (1963-1965) and three-time Gold Glove winner at first base (1965, 1966, 1969), he hit .258 across twelve seasons with 219 home runs and 721 RBIs. He hit seven career grand slams and placed among the American League's top 10 in home runs three times and in total bases and RBIs twice each. Signed by the Yankees out of Brooklyn's Manual Training High School for a $25,000 bonus in August 1958, he took over first base from Moose Skowron in 1963. Pepitone embraced New York nightlife and later wrote candidly about his career and personal struggles in the memoir Joe, You Coulda Made Us Proud. He died March 13, 2023, at 82.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 210 | 8 | 60 | 87 | 34 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| SGC | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 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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More Joe Pepitone in this set: #303 Joe Pepitone
Team card: #192 Chicago Cubs
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- #45 Glenn Beckert
- #46 Glenn Beckert In Action
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- #85 1971 N.L. Batting Leaders
- #93 1971 N.L. Pitching Leaders
- #95 1971 N.L. Strikeout Leaders
- #117 Cleo James
- #145 Don Kessinger
- #208 Milt Pappas
- #258 Randy Hundley
- #271 Ken Rudolph
- #303 Joe Pepitone
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1972 Topps #304 card?
It is card #304 of the 787-card 1972 Topps Baseball set, picturing Joe Pepitone of the Chicago Cubs. This is one of the 72 In Action cards, each numbered right after the same man's card, in six blocks of twelve even numbers, one per series: #32-54, #164-186, #292-314, #426-448, #552-574 and #692-714 (#34 Billy Martin follows his #33 manager card). The backs of the 24 In Action cards in the fifth and sixth series piece together into pictures of Joe Torre and Carl Yastrzemski (fifth series) and Tony Oliva and Tom Seaver (sixth).
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.