1972 Topps #230 Series Celebration - On Top of the World!
About this card
Cards #223-229 cover the 1971 World Series between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Baltimore Orioles one game per card, Games 1 through 7, and #230 "Series Celebration - On Top of the World!" closes the run.
The story on this card
Pittsburgh closed out the 1971 World Series on October 17 at Memorial Stadium, and 1972 Topps #230 is the summary card for that Series. The Pirates trailed the Orioles two games to none, won the three games in Pittsburgh, lost Game 6 in ten innings, and took Game 7 by 2-1. Steve Blass pitched a four-hit complete game. Roberto Clemente homered off Mike Cuellar in the fourth, and Jose Pagan doubled home Willie Stargell in the eighth. Clemente hit .414 with 12 hits, safe in all seven games, and was named Series MVP. Game 4 had been the first World Series game played at night. The card was printed in the second series.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 325 | 5 | 43 | 148 | 62 | 28 | 18 | 20 | 1 |
| SGC | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 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 #230 card?
It is card #230 of the 787-card 1972 Topps Baseball set, Series Celebration - On Top of the World!. Cards #223-229 cover the 1971 World Series between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Baltimore Orioles one game per card, Games 1 through 7, and #230 "Series Celebration - On Top of the World!" closes the run.
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.