1972 Topps #522 Los Angeles Dodgers
Hall of Famers on the 1971 Los Angeles Dodgers roster: Dick Allen, Walter Alston, Don Sutton and Hoyt Wilhelm.
About this card
This is one of the 24 team cards, one for each club; every club also has a manager card of its own this year. #1 honors the 1971 World Champion Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Texas Rangers, moved from Washington after the 1971 season, appear for the first time, on the #668 team card.
The story on this card
The 1971 Los Angeles Dodgers finished second in the National League West with an 89-73 record under Walter Alston, in the club's 14th season in Los Angeles and its tenth at Dodger Stadium. The staff compiled a 3.23 ERA with 18 shutouts, and the lineup hit 95 home runs and scored 663 runs. Attendance at Dodger Stadium reached 2,064,594. The roster carried four future Hall of Famers: manager Alston, pitchers Don Sutton and Hoyt Wilhelm, and infielder Dick Allen. Alston also has his own manager card in the 1972 Topps set at #749. The Dodgers team card is #522, a series four card.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 302 | 6 | 65 | 150 | 42 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 1 |
| SGC | 12 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 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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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1972 Topps #522 card?
It is card #522 of the 787-card 1972 Topps Baseball set, picturing the Los Angeles Dodgers. This is one of the 24 team cards, one for each club; every club also has a manager card of its own this year. #1 honors the 1971 World Champion Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Texas Rangers, moved from Washington after the 1971 season, appear for the first time, on the #668 team card.
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.