1973 Topps #608 Rookie Pitchers - Steve Busby / Dick Colpaert / George Medich
On this card: Steve Busby, Dick Colpaert, George Medich
About this card
Cards #601-616 are the sixteen three-player 1973 Rookies cards, each titled by position. A Rookies card is a rookie card for the players on it who had no earlier Topps flagship card, and the rookie-card answer on each card names the players it counts for.
The story on this card
Busby went 16-15 with a 4.23 ERA in 37 starts in 1973, including an April 27 no-hitter against the Tigers, a 3-0 win. He was named The Sporting News American League rookie pitcher of the year. His Topps card is #608, a high number from the fifth series, shared with Dick Colpaert of the Indians and George Medich of the Yankees; all three are on rookie cards, and Busby is printed with the Royals. Steve Busby pitched for Kansas City from 1972 to 1980, throwing no-hitters in 1973 and 1974 and winning 22 games in 1974. A torn rotator cuff ended his run at 70-54 with a 3.72 ERA.
Colpaert made 61 relief appearances for Pittsburgh's Triple-A Charleston club in 1972. He went 14-7 with a 2.31 ERA and 21 saves. His rookie card, #608 in the fifth series of 1973 Topps, was a high number in the Rookies subset. It printed Colpaert with Cleveland, alongside Kansas City's Steve Busby and the Yankees' George Medich. Dick Colpaert pitched 8 games in relief for Pittsburgh in 1970 during a 13-season minor-league career. He retired his first 9 major-league batters and earned his only victory against Atlanta.
Card #608 is a three-pitcher Rookies card, Medich with the Yankees beside Steve Busby of the Royals and Dick Colpaert of the Indians, and it is the rookie card for all three men. He made the 1973 Yankees after a one-start September 1972 debut, went 14-9 with a 2.95 ERA in 235 innings, and tied Busby for third in American League Rookie of the Year voting. Doc Medich was a 6-foot-5 right-hander who won 124 games from 1972 to 1982 while earning a medical degree at Pittsburgh. He pitched for seven clubs, including the Yankees and Rangers, and twice gave CPR to fans stricken in the stands.
Sources: Wikipedia (Steve Busby) · Wikipedia (Dick Colpaert) · Wikipedia (Doc Medich) · SABR BioProject (Steve Busby) · SABR BioProject (Doc Medich) · Stats Crew · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 228 | 1 | 24 | 119 | 52 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| SGC | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 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 1973 Topps #608 card?
It is card #608 of the 660-card 1973 Topps Baseball set, picturing Steve Busby, Dick Colpaert and George Medich. Cards #601-616 are the sixteen three-player 1973 Rookies cards, each titled by position. A Rookies card is a rookie card for the players on it who had no earlier Topps flagship card, and the rookie-card answer on each card names the players it counts for.
Is 1973 Topps #608 a rookie card?
Yes - #608 is a rookie card for every player pictured on it: Steve Busby, Dick Colpaert and George Medich.
Why is #608 harder to find?
It is a high number card from the fifth and last print series, #529-660 - the scarce end of the set.
How many cards are in the 1973 Topps Baseball set?
660 cards, tracked as 679 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 660 with none skipped, in five series of 132 - #1-132, #133-264, #265-396, #397-528 and the high numbers, #529-660, printed in lower quantities; 19 cards carry catalogued print variations that the master set counts separately - fifteen Field Leaders cards, the #20 Stan Bahnsen, #31 Buddy Bell and #504 Earl Williams border-gap pairs and the two #280 Al Kaline printings.
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.