1972 Topps #444 Ken Henderson 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 Ken Henderson In Action
Henderson hit 18 home runs for the 1972 Giants, with a .257 average and 14 stolen bases. He has two cards in the fourth series, #443 and #444, the latter from the In Action subset, both with San Francisco. On November 29, 1972, the Giants sent him and Steve Stone to the White Sox for Tom Bradley.
Ken Henderson was a switch-hitting outfielder for seven major-league clubs from 1965 to 1980, beginning with San Francisco and ending with the Chicago Cubs. Raised near San Diego, he followed his father Joseph, a Navy ballplayer who became a scout, into baseball. His brothers Rob and Joe also signed with the Giants. Scouts and writers compared Henderson to Willie Mays, an expectation he often considered unfair. He hit .294 with 17 home runs and 88 RBIs in 148 games in 1970. After San Francisco, he played for the White Sox, Braves, Rangers, Mets, Reds and Cubs, finishing with 1,168 hits, 122 home runs and a .257 average. He later worked in sales and marketing, becoming a vice president at Staples. In 2010 he returned to the Giants as a director of sales.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 242 | 16 | 88 | 92 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 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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More Ken Henderson in this set: #443 Ken Henderson
Team card: #771 San Francisco Giants
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- #35 Jerry Johnson
- #36 Jerry Johnson In Action
- #49 Willie Mays
- #50 Willie Mays In Action
- #76 Don Carrithers
- #129 Charlie Fox
- #147 Dave Kingman
- #165 Chris Speier
- #166 Chris Speier In Action
- #185 Ron Bryant
- #186 Ron Bryant In Action
- #232 Giants 1972 Rookie Stars
- #280 Willie McCovey
- #295 Dick Dietz
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1972 Topps #444 card?
It is card #444 of the 787-card 1972 Topps Baseball set, picturing Ken Henderson of the San Francisco Giants. 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.