1972 Topps #622 Most Valuable Player Award
About this card
Cards #621-626 are the six Awards cards, which picture trophies, not players: the Commissioner's Award, Most Valuable Player Award, Cy Young Award, Minor League Player of the Year Award, Rookie of the Year Award and Babe Ruth Award.
The story on this card
Card #622 in the 1972 Topps set shows the Most Valuable Player Award trophy, part of the Awards run of #621-626. No player appears on it. The Baseball Writers' Association of America gives the award in each league. For 1971 the American League MVP was Vida Blue of the Oakland Athletics, who led the league with a 1.82 ERA. The National League winner was Joe Torre of the St. Louis Cardinals, who led it with a .363 average, 137 RBI and 230 hits. Torre also has a Boyhood Photos card in the set, #341, and a regular card at #500. The card was printed in the fifth series.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 378 | 11 | 116 | 183 | 45 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| SGC | 12 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 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.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1972 Topps #622 card?
It is card #622 of the 787-card 1972 Topps Baseball set, Most Valuable Player Award. Cards #621-626 are the six Awards cards, which picture trophies, not players: the Commissioner's Award, Most Valuable Player Award, Cy Young Award, Minor League Player of the Year Award, Rookie of the Year Award and Babe Ruth Award.
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.