1972 Topps #24 Ted Ford
About Ted Ford
On April 3, 1972, Cleveland traded Ford to Texas for Roy Foster and Tommy McCraw, on the recommendation of Ted Williams. After nine games at Denver he was called up, and in his April 28 Rangers debut he hit a seventh-inning home run off Bobby Bolin that drove in Tom Grieve and Frank Howard in a 9-6 win over Boston. He led the club with 14 home runs. His #24 card, from the first series, is issued with the Cleveland Indians.
Ted Ford was a right-handed outfielder with a strong throwing arm who played for the Cleveland Indians and Texas Rangers from 1970 to 1973. A Vineland, New Jersey, native, he was the Indians' first-round pick, 11th overall, in the January 1966 draft. Army service cost him 1968 and 1969, much of it spent as a cook at Fort Polk, Louisiana. He made his debut on April 7, 1970, going 0-for-2 with a walk against Baltimore's Dave McNally, and finished with 240 major league games, a .219 average and 17 home runs. In 1972 in Texas he led the American League with 10 assists from right field. After his major league time ended he played eight seasons in the Mexican League, through 1982, then coached young players in New Jersey and Texas, including at Huston-Tillotson University. He died in Austin on September 15, 2025.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 233 | 7 | 54 | 132 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| SGC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 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 #24 card?
It is card #24 of the 787-card 1972 Topps Baseball set, picturing Ted Ford of the Cleveland Indians.
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.