1972 Topps #609 Tom Grieve
About Tom Grieve
In 1971 the Senators sent Grieve back to Denver, where he hit .272 with 19 home runs despite a broken finger in May. The Bears won the American Association title, and Grieve went 9-for-27 with seven RBI in their Little World Series loss to Rochester. His #609 comes from the fifth series and has him with the Texas Rangers.
Tom Grieve was an outfielder who played nine major league seasons, 1970 through 1979, for the Washington Senators and Texas Rangers, then the New York Mets and St. Louis Cardinals. The Senators took him sixth overall in the 1966 draft out of Pittsfield High School in Massachusetts, and he held out until they agreed to let him finish his college degree at Michigan. His best year was 1976 with Texas, when he hit .255 with a team-leading 20 home runs and 81 RBI. He finished with a .249 average, 65 home runs and 254 RBI in 670 games, and he was known as a streaky hitter who also played winter ball in Venezuela. The initials T-A-G gave him the nickname Tag, and his place on the Rangers' 1972 inaugural team, then in the front office and the broadcast booth, made him Mr. Ranger. He became Rangers general manager in 1984 at age 36, the youngest in the majors, and held the job until 1994, then worked as the team's television color commentator from 1995 through 2022. The Rangers inducted him into their Hall of Fame in 2010.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 277 | 6 | 72 | 163 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 #609 card?
It is card #609 of the 787-card 1972 Topps Baseball set, picturing Tom Grieve of the Texas Rangers.
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.