1972 Topps #392 Pirates Rookie Stars - Fred Cambria / Richie Zisk
On this card: Fred Cambria, Richie Zisk
About this card
This is one of the 29 Rookie Stars cards in the 1972 Topps set, each carrying two or three players under a club title (#724, #741 and #761 are league-wide), and all 29 are rookie cards.
The story on this card
The 1972 season brought Cambria back to Charleston, where he made 17 relief appearances, went 2-0 with a 5.54 ERA, and tried different deliveries to ease the pain. His #392 in the third series of the 1972 Topps set is a Rookie Stars card shared with Richie Zisk, both listed with the Pirates. Queens-born right-hander who pitched six games for the 1970 Pirates, going 1-2 with a 3.51 ERA, including a start at Shea Stadium against Tom Seaver. Shoulder trouble ended his career; he later coached St. Leo and entered the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame.
Zisk's debut came on September 8, 1971, when he replaced Roberto Clemente in the eighth inning of a 10-1 win over the Cubs and singled in his first at-bat. Card #392 is his rookie card, a Pirates Rookie Stars card from the third series that he shares with Fred Cambria. In 1972 he played 17 games, 12 of them in the outfield, under new manager Bill Virdon. Richie Zisk was a Pittsburgh, Chicago, Texas and Seattle outfielder and designated hitter from 1971 to 1983, a two-time All-Star who hit 207 career home runs. He was The Sporting News AL Comeback Player of the Year in 1981 with the Mariners.
Sources: Wikipedia (Fred Cambria) · Wikipedia (Richie Zisk) · SABR BioProject (Fred Cambria) · SABR BioProject (Richie Zisk) · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 353 | 20 | 120 | 142 | 42 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| SGC | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 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 #392 card?
It is card #392 of the 787-card 1972 Topps Baseball set, picturing Fred Cambria and Richie Zisk. This is one of the 29 Rookie Stars cards in the 1972 Topps set, each carrying two or three players under a club title (#724, #741 and #761 are league-wide), and all 29 are rookie cards.
Is 1972 Topps #392 a rookie card?
Yes - #392 is the rookie card of Richie Zisk. Fred Cambria had already appeared on an earlier Topps card, so it is not his rookie card.
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.