1972 Topps #372 Royals Rookie Stars - Lance Clemons / Monty Montgomery
On this card: Lance Clemons, Monty Montgomery
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 Royals Rookie Stars card #372 prints Clemons with Kansas City, where he went 1-0 with a 4.12 ERA in 10 games in 1971. Two trades followed: to Houston in the December 1971 deal that brought John Mayberry to Kansas City, and on April 15, 1972, with Scipio Spinks to St. Louis for Jerry Reuss. He pitched three games for the Cardinals, 0-1 with a 10.12 ERA, then finished the year at Tulsa. The third-series card is a rookie card for both Clemons and Monty Montgomery. Left-handed pitcher who made 19 appearances for the Royals (1971), Cardinals (1972) and Red Sox (1974), going 2-1 with a 6.06 ERA. Drafted as an outfielder in 1968, he was converted to pitching and later taught and coached in Florida.
Card #372 in the third series of the 1972 Topps issue is the Royals Rookie Stars card, which Montgomery shares with Lance Clemons; both are shown with Kansas City, and it is the rookie card for each man. In 1972 he went 3-3 with a 3.04 ERA, starting eight of his nine games. Monty Montgomery was a right-handed pitcher out of Pfeiffer University who made 12 appearances for the Kansas City Royals in 1971 and 1972, going 6-3 with a 2.78 ERA and one shutout, a 6-0 win over the Angels.
Sources: Wikipedia (Lance Clemons) · Wikipedia (Monty Montgomery) · SABR BioProject · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 275 | 15 | 95 | 117 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| SGC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 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 #372 card?
It is card #372 of the 787-card 1972 Topps Baseball set, picturing Lance Clemons and Monty Montgomery. 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 #372 a rookie card?
Yes - #372 is a rookie card for every player pictured on it: Lance Clemons and Monty Montgomery.
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.