1972 Topps #454 Oakland A's
Hall of Famers on the 1971 Oakland Athletics roster: Rollie Fingers, Catfish Hunter, Reggie Jackson, Tony LaRussa and Dick Williams.
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
Oakland won the American League West in 1971 with a 101-60 record under Dick Williams, the best mark of the Swingin' A's years and the club's first postseason berth of any kind since 1931. Vida Blue, the Cy Young and MVP winner, was the first black player to win the AL Cy Young Award and appeared on the covers of Sports Illustrated and Time. The roster also carried Reggie Jackson, Catfish Hunter, Rollie Fingers and infielder Tony La Russa. The staff posted a 3.05 ERA with 57 complete games, and the team hit 160 home runs. Baltimore swept the Athletics in three games in the ALCS. Topps put the Oakland A's team card at #454 in the fourth series of 1972. The 1971 season was the last in which the club wore vest-style uniforms.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 244 | 0 | 52 | 132 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 0 |
| SGC | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 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 #454 card?
It is card #454 of the 787-card 1972 Topps Baseball set, picturing the Oakland Athletics. 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.
Why does #454 read "Oakland A's"?
That is the name the front prints for the Oakland Athletics team card; it is listed here as printed, under the club's full name, the Oakland Athletics.
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.