1972 Topps #572 Nate Colbert 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 Nate Colbert In Action
Nate Colbert led the 1971 Padres with 27 home runs and 84 RBI, and his .264 average was a third straight yearly improvement. That season brought the first of his three All-Star selections. Topps gave him two cards in the fifth print series of the 1972 set, #571 with the Padres and #572 in the In Action subset, also with San Diego. In 1972 he hit 38 home runs, drove in 111 and finished eighth in the National League MVP voting.
Nate Colbert was a first baseman and three-time All-Star for San Diego. He signed with his hometown St. Louis Cardinals after graduating from Sumner High School in 1964. His major league career spanned 10 seasons and 1,004 games. He hit .243 with 173 home runs and 520 RBI. His 163 Padres home runs remained the club record until Manny Machado passed him in 2024. After playing, he returned to the Padres as a spring-training instructor and coached for the Riverside Red Wave. An ordained minister, he ran baseball schools and camps for young players. Colbert, Randy Jones and Ray Kroc formed the Padres Hall of Fame's inaugural class in 1999.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 244 | 6 | 45 | 151 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 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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More Nate Colbert in this set: #571 Nate Colbert
Team card: #262 San Diego Padres
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- #39 Bob Barton
- #40 Bob Barton In Action
- #78 Steve Arlin
- #91 1971 N.L. E.R.A. Leaders
- #123 Ed Acosta
- #143 Garry Jestadt
- #173 Clay Kirby
- #174 Clay Kirby In Action
- #194 Fred Norman
- #238 Leron Lee
- #274 Al Severinsen
- #288 Johnny Jeter
- #384 Dave Campbell
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1972 Topps #572 card?
It is card #572 of the 787-card 1972 Topps Baseball set, picturing Nate Colbert of the San Diego Padres. 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.