1972 Topps #18 Juan Pizarro
About Juan Pizarro
Chicago called Pizarro up from Triple-A Tacoma in July 1971 and used him mainly as a starter. On August 1 he went the distance at Shea Stadium in a 3-2 win over the Mets, and four days later he shut out San Diego on one hit at Wrigley Field. His 1972 Topps #18, in the first series, exists in two printings, the common one and a Green Under C and S version. He went 4-5 with a 3.94 ERA in 1972.
Juan Roman Pizarro Cordova, a hard-throwing left-hander born February 7, 1937, in Santurce, Puerto Rico, signed with the Milwaukee Braves in February 1956 and reached the majors in May 1957 at twenty years old. He pitched in the World Series that fall for a Milwaukee club that beat the Yankees, and he pitched in the 1958 Series as well, which New York won. In December 1960 Milwaukee shipped him to Cincinnati, which passed him straight along to the Chicago White Sox. In Chicago he was an American League All-Star in 1963 and again in 1964, when he won 19 games for a club that finished one game behind New York. A torn triceps tendon in his pitching shoulder limited him in 1965, and from 1966 on he worked mainly in relief, closing out an 18-season, eight-team career in 1974. Nicknamed Terin as a boy, after neighborhood kids decided he looked like the hero of the comic strip Terry and the Pirates, he was also one of the most successful pitchers in Puerto Rican Winter League history and one of the first ten men inducted into the Puerto Rican Baseball Hall of Fame. He died in 2021.
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Print variations
Two states of #18 are tracked individually: 18a - Yellow Under C and S and 18b - Green Under C and S. The difference is on the front of the card (team letter color).
States catalogued by the PSA master set registry and the Trading Card Database; each is tracked here individually.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18a - Yellow Under C and S | |||||||||
| PSA | 283 | 8 | 58 | 151 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 0 |
| SGC | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 18b - Green Under C and S | |||||||||
| PSA | 164 | 2 | 13 | 58 | 43 | 27 | 8 | 13 | 0 |
| SGC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 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. Where a grader registers a variation separately its population is listed under that variation.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1972 Topps #18 card?
It is card #18 of the 787-card 1972 Topps Baseball set, picturing Juan Pizarro of the Chicago Cubs.
Does 1972 Topps #18 have variations?
Yes. Two states are catalogued and tracked individually: 18a - Yellow Under C and S (Yellow under the bottom of the "C" and "S" of the Cubs team name - the base state and the more common printing of the pair) and 18b - Green Under C and S (Green under the bottom of the "C" and "S" of the Cubs team name - the less common printing, priced above the yellow card). Owning any one of them fills the #18 slot; the master set counts each state.
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.