1972 Topps #422 Ray Lamb
About Ray Lamb
Lamb made nine starts among his 34 games for Cleveland in 1972. He went 5-6 with a 3.09 ERA in 107 2/3 innings as the Indians finished 72-84, fifth in the American League East, under Ken Aspromonte. His #422 is a fourth-series Indians card.
Ray Lamb was a right-handed pitcher who worked in relief and in the rotation for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1969 and 1970 and the Cleveland Indians from 1971 to 1973, going 20-23 with a 3.54 ERA in 154 games. He pitched at the University of Southern California in number 42, was a 40th-round Dodgers pick in 1966, and joined the club on August 1, 1969, after three seasons in the minors. The Dodgers gave him 42, Jackie Robinson's number, which no Dodger had worn since Robinson retired in 1957; he struck out 11 in 15 innings with a 1.80 ERA that season. The jersey was taken back at season's end as the club prepared to retire it, and he wore 34 in 1970. Fernando Valenzuela received 34 in 1980 and the Dodgers retired it too, leaving Lamb the last Dodger to wear 42 and the only one to have worn two numbers the club later retired. After baseball he sculpted miniature lead military figures and by 1980 was working for Perth Pewter, a subsidiary of Superior Models, on Wizards and Lizards, a line of 25 mm fantasy miniatures that reviewers praised for its detail.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 228 | 6 | 79 | 112 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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 #422 card?
It is card #422 of the 787-card 1972 Topps Baseball set, picturing Ray Lamb of the Cleveland Indians.
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.