1972 Topps #413 White Sox Rookie Stars - Don Eddy / Dave Lemonds
On this card: Don Eddy, Dave Lemonds
About this card
This is one of the 29 Rookie Stars cards in the 1972 Topps set, each carrying two or three players under a club title (#724, #741 and #761 are league-wide), and all 29 are rookie cards.
The story on this card
Eddy made Chicago's Opening Day roster in 1971 after Chuck Tanner said in spring training that "Eddy can be our most dependable pitcher in short relief." His two decisions were both April losses: Reggie Jackson's 10th-inning home run beat him 5-4 on April 16, and a bases-loaded walk to Carl Yastrzemski decided a 5-4 loss to Boston on April 25. He finished the season with a 2.38 ERA in 22 games. Card #413, a fourth-series White Sox Rookie Stars card, is his rookie card and is shared with Dave Lemonds. Left-handed reliever for the Chicago White Sox in 1970 and 1971, going 0-2 with a 2.36 ERA over 29 games. He won 18 games for Class A Appleton in 1969, and Tucson teammates nicknamed him "The Vulture."
Lemonds pitched in 31 games for the 1972 White Sox, 18 of them starts, and finished 4-7. He posted a 2.95 ERA and struck out 69 in 94 2/3 innings. Topps #413, a fourth-series card, put him beside Don Eddy under the Rookie Stars banner for the White Sox; it was Eddy's rookie card. Dave Lemonds played for Charlotte Post 9 under his father, Jack. Their American Legion team reached consecutive national championship games in 1964 and 1965, winning the title in 1965.
Sources: Wikipedia (Don Eddy) · Wikipedia (Dave Lemonds) · Baseball Almanac (Dave Lemonds) · Baseball Almanac · BaseballCardPedia · Trading Card Database
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 175 | 11 | 42 | 87 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| SGC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 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 #413 card?
It is card #413 of the 787-card 1972 Topps Baseball set, picturing Don Eddy and Dave Lemonds. This is one of the 29 Rookie Stars cards in the 1972 Topps set, each carrying two or three players under a club title (#724, #741 and #761 are league-wide), and all 29 are rookie cards.
Is 1972 Topps #413 a rookie card?
Yes - #413 is the rookie card of Don Eddy. Dave Lemonds had already appeared on an earlier Topps card, so it is not his rookie card.
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.