1972 Topps #327 Steve Stone
About Steve Stone
Stone made his major-league debut on April 8, 1971 at San Diego: the first Padres batter singled, the second homered, and he trailed 3-0 after one inning. He finished that year 5-9 with a 4.15 ERA. His rookie card, #327 in the third series, lists him with the Giants. In 1972 he went 6-8 with a 2.98 ERA in 27 games, and after a sore arm that season the Giants sent him and Ken Henderson to the White Sox for Tom Bradley in late November.
Steve Stone was a right-handed starter who pitched for the Giants, White Sox, Cubs and Orioles from 1971 to 1981 and finished 107-93 with a 3.97 ERA. Over his first nine seasons he was 78-79. In 1980 he went 25-7 with a 3.23 ERA for Baltimore, led the American League in wins and took the Cy Young Award and The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year award. He worked three scoreless innings in the All-Star Game. At Kent State his catcher was Thurman Munson. He was an unconventional ballplayer who wrote poetry, played chess and ran restaurants, and Chicago newspapers called him the Galloping Gourmet. He deliberately threw many more curveballs in 1980 than before, knowing the strain on his arm; tendinitis followed in 1981, and he retired as a player in June 1982. Broadcasting came straight after: ABC's Monday Night Baseball, then Cubs television on WGN from 1983 to 2004, beside Harry Caray until Caray's death in 1998 and with a break for illness, and the White Sox television booth from 2009.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 289 | 10 | 78 | 140 | 34 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| SGC | 12 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 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 #327 card?
It is card #327 of the 787-card 1972 Topps Baseball set, picturing Steve Stone of the San Francisco Giants.
Is 1972 Topps #327 a rookie card?
Yes - #327 is the 1972 Topps rookie card of Steve Stone.
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.
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