1972 Topps #627 Moe Drabowsky
About Moe Drabowsky
Drabowsky opened 1972 with the Cardinals and finished it in the American League with the Chicago White Sox, making 37 appearances, all in relief, with a 2.57 ERA. He went 1-1 with two saves. Pitching to Tommy Harper one August day, he watched his fastball and wondered when it would ever reach the plate, and he thought his career was over. His last game came on September 19. Topps listed him with the Cardinals on #627, a fifth-series card.
Myron Walter "Moe" Drabowsky, born July 21, 1935, in Ozanna, Poland, grew up in Connecticut. The Cubs signed him out of Trinity College in 1956 as a bonus baby, by his own account for $75,000, and in 1957 he struck out 170 batters, tied for second in the National League. His elbow gave out in July 1958. Over 17 seasons he pitched for the Cubs, Braves, Reds, Athletics, Orioles, Royals, Cardinals and White Sox and finished 88-105 with a 3.71 ERA. He saved 55 games and struck out 1,162. Baltimore remade him as a reliever, and in the 1966 World Series opener he allowed one hit over 6 2/3 innings and struck out 11 Dodgers, a single-game record for a relief pitcher, six in a row to match Hod Eller's 1919 mark. He won a second ring in 1970. Off the mound he was known as a prankster: snakes in teammates' lockers, bullpen phone pranks, a hotfoot for Commissioner Bowie Kuhn. He was inducted into the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame in 1999 and died in 2006.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 191 | 2 | 27 | 104 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| SGC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 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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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1972 Topps #627 card?
It is card #627 of the 787-card 1972 Topps Baseball set, picturing Moe Drabowsky of the St. Louis Cardinals.
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.