1972 Topps #462 Rickey Clark
About Rickey Clark
Clark stayed with the Angels for all of 1972, working 26 games with 15 starts and completing two of them. The year brought a 4-9 record and a 4.51 ERA over 109 2/3 innings, and his last major league game came on September 7. His #462 card, from the fourth series, shows him with the Angels.
Rickey Clark was a right-handed pitcher who worked in the majors only for the California Angels, from 1967 to 1972. A Mount Clemens, Michigan native, he signed with his hometown Detroit Tigers out of Redford Union High School in 1965, and the Angels took him in the 1966 Rule 5 draft, which obliged them to carry him on the 25-man roster for all of 1967. He earned a rotation spot on merit: he won his debut on April 22 with four scoreless relief innings against Cleveland, and he finished 12-11 with a 2.59 ERA, the best among Angels starters. His only complete game that year was a two-hit shutout of the Washington Senators on September 8. The next year he went 1-11, and he spent most of 1969, all of 1970 and the early part of 1971 in the minor leagues. In 96 major league games, 70 of them starts, he went 19-32. His career ERA was 3.38, with 236 strikeouts in 431 2/3 innings.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 211 | 12 | 65 | 103 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 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 #462 card?
It is card #462 of the 787-card 1972 Topps Baseball set, picturing Rickey Clark of the California Angels.
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.