1972 Topps #737 Lenny Randle
About Lenny Randle
Texas opened its first season after the franchise left Washington, and Randle played 74 games, 65 of them at second base and 4 at shortstop, hitting .193 with 2 home runs. #737 is his rookie card, from the sixth series, and it lists him with the Rangers.
Lenny Randle was a switch-hitting infielder and outfielder who played 12 major league seasons, 1971 to 1982, for the Senators/Rangers franchise, the Mets, the Yankees, the Cubs and the Mariners. He captained the baseball and football teams at Centennial High School in Compton, played second base on Arizona State's 1969 NCAA championship team, and was taken 10th overall by Washington in the secondary phase of the June 1970 draft. He finished with 1,016 hits, 27 home runs and 156 steals in 1,138 games. On May 27, 1981, in the Kingdome, he got down on his hands and knees and blew a slow roller by Amos Otis foul, but the umpires ruled the ball fair. In 1983 he became the first American major leaguer to play in Italy, where he won a batting title with a .477 average. MLB Network premiered a documentary on him in 2015, Lenny Randle: The Most Interesting Man in Baseball. He died in Murrieta, California, on December 29, 2024. Arizona State inducted him into its sports hall of fame.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 224 | 1 | 26 | 112 | 60 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| SGC | 19 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 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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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1972 Topps #737 card?
It is card #737 of the 787-card 1972 Topps Baseball set, picturing Lenny Randle of the Texas Rangers.
Is 1972 Topps #737 a rookie card?
Yes - #737 is the 1972 Topps rookie card of Lenny Randle.
Why is #737 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.