1972 Topps #12 Jose Cardenal
About Jose Cardenal
Milwaukee traded Cardenal to the Cubs on December 3, 1971, for Jim Colborn, Brock Davis and Earl Stephenson. Topps recorded the change in 1972 with first-series Brewers card #12 and sixth-series Traded card #757 with Chicago. In 1972 Cardenal batted .291 with 17 home runs and 70 RBI for the Cubs. He also stole 25 bases.
Jose Cardenal played eighteen major league seasons for nine teams, accumulating 1,913 hits, 329 stolen bases and a .275 batting average. He grew up in Matanzas, Cuba, where he played baseball with his second cousin Bert Campaneris. Cardenal entered the Giants organization and made his major league debut in 1963. His longest stay was six seasons with the Cubs, and his playing career ended with Kansas City's appearance in the 1980 World Series. He later coached for several major league organizations, including serving as the Yankees' first base coach for their 1996, 1998 and 1999 championship teams. He also worked as an adviser for the Washington Nationals.
Sources: SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 267 | 2 | 59 | 141 | 38 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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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Related cards
More Jose Cardenal in this set: #757 Traded
Team card: #106 Milwaukee Brewers
More Milwaukee Brewers cards:
- #77 Ron Theobald
- #118 Skip Lockwood
- #153 Rick Auerbach
- #161 Brock Davis
- #162 Brewers 1972 Rookie Stars
- #197 Johnny Briggs
- #255 Jim Lonborg
- #281 Bill Parsons
- #321 Joe Lahoud
- #359 Don Pavletich
- #376 Andy Kosco
- #386 Jim Colborn
- #391 Ken Sanders
- #393 Curt Motton
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1972 Topps #12 card?
It is card #12 of the 787-card 1972 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jose Cardenal of the Milwaukee Brewers.
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.