1972 Topps #516 Oscar Brown
About Oscar Brown
In 1972 Brown played 76 games for Atlanta, 59 of them in the outfield. He hit .226 with 37 hits in 164 at-bats. He added 3 home runs, 16 RBI and 19 runs scored. His 1972 Topps card, #516, lists him with the Atlanta Braves.
Oscar Brown was a right-handed outfielder who appeared in all or parts of five seasons for the Atlanta Braves, 1969 through 1973. Born February 8, 1946, in Long Beach, California, he attended Polytechnic in Long Beach and the University of Southern California before the Braves took him in the first round of the secondary draft in June 1966. He joined the Atlanta roster on September 3, 1969. In 160 major league games he collected 77 hits, including 14 doubles, two triples and four home runs, for a .244 average. He came from an athletic family: his brothers were Willie F. Brown, an NFL running back in the 1960s, and Ollie "Downtown" Brown, an outfielder with a 13-year major league career. Oscar Brown died on June 3, 2020.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 159 | 4 | 47 | 82 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 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 #516 card?
It is card #516 of the 787-card 1972 Topps Baseball set, picturing Oscar Brown of the Atlanta Braves.
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.