1972 Topps #427 Tito Fuentes
About Tito Fuentes
Fuentes played all 152 of his games at second base for the Giants in 1972. He hit .264 with 7 home runs and 53 RBI. On May 14, when Willie Mays made his Mets debut at Shea Stadium, Fuentes had a single, two doubles, a home run and a walk in five plate appearances for the visiting Giants. His #427 and the In Action card at #428 both sit in the fourth series, with San Francisco.
Rigoberto "Tito" Fuentes was a Cuban-born switch-hitting infielder who spent nine of his 13 major league seasons with the San Francisco Giants. He played for Cuba at the 1961 Amateur World Series alongside Bert Campaneris and signed with the Giants before the 1962 season. His major league debut came on August 18, 1965. Fuentes sometimes wore a headband outside his cap and approached the plate holding his bat by the barrel, tapping the handle on the plate before flipping and catching it. He joined the Giants' Spanish-language radio broadcasts in 1981, stayed through 1992 and returned as an analyst in 2004. The Hispanic Heritage Baseball Museum inducted him into its Hall of Fame in 2002.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 179 | 3 | 52 | 99 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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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Related cards
More Tito Fuentes in this set: #428 In Action
Team card: #771 San Francisco Giants
More San Francisco Giants cards:
- #35 Jerry Johnson
- #36 Jerry Johnson In Action
- #49 Willie Mays
- #50 Willie Mays In Action
- #76 Don Carrithers
- #129 Charlie Fox
- #147 Dave Kingman
- #165 Chris Speier
- #166 Chris Speier In Action
- #185 Ron Bryant
- #186 Ron Bryant In Action
- #232 Giants 1972 Rookie Stars
- #280 Willie McCovey
- #295 Dick Dietz
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1972 Topps #427 card?
It is card #427 of the 787-card 1972 Topps Baseball set, picturing Tito Fuentes of the San Francisco Giants.
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.