1972 Topps #262 San Diego Padres
About this card
This is one of the 24 team cards, one for each club; every club also has a manager card of its own this year. #1 honors the 1971 World Champion Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Texas Rangers, moved from Washington after the 1971 season, appear for the first time, on the #668 team card.
The story on this card
The 1971 Padres, third-year club in the National League, went 61-100 under manager Preston Gomez and finished sixth in the NL West, 28 1/2 games behind the division-champion San Francisco Giants. Dave Roberts went 14-17 with a 2.10 ERA over 269 2/3 innings. Clay Kirby went 15-13 with 231 strikeouts, and Bob Miller worked 38 games out of the bullpen with a 1.41 ERA. First baseman Nate Colbert led the club with 27 home runs and 84 RBI. Ollie Brown hit .273, and Cito Gaston added 17 homers. The club scored 486 runs, and home games at San Diego Stadium drew 557,513. The 1972 Topps San Diego Padres team card is #262, a series two card.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 470 | 32 | 169 | 211 | 33 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 16 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 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 #262 card?
It is card #262 of the 787-card 1972 Topps Baseball set, picturing the San Diego Padres. This is one of the 24 team cards, one for each club; every club also has a manager card of its own this year. #1 honors the 1971 World Champion Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Texas Rangers, moved from Washington after the 1971 season, appear for the first time, on the #668 team 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.