1973 Topps #610 Rookie Pitchers - Jimmy Freeman / Charlie Hough / Hank Webb
On this card: Jimmy Freeman, Charlie Hough, Hank Webb
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
Freeman won his major league debut against Philadelphia on September 1, 1972, pitching a complete game. He finished that season 2-2 with a 6.00 ERA in six starts. His rookie card, fifth-series high number #610 in 1973 Topps, placed the Atlanta pitcher with Charlie Hough of the Dodgers and Hank Webb of the Mets on a Rookie Pitchers panel. Jimmy Freeman pitched for Atlanta in 1972 and 1973 after the Braves drafted him from a Tulsa high school. He later joined the Orioles and Yankees organizations through trades.
Hough made the Dodgers' Opening Day roster and pitched exclusively in relief, going 4-2 with five saves and a 2.76 ERA. He appeared in 37 games for a 95-win team that finished second to Cincinnati. Card #610 sits in the fifth-series high numbers, a Rookies issue with Jimmy Freeman of the Braves, Hough of the Dodgers and Hank Webb of the Mets. Knuckleball pitcher for the Dodgers, Rangers, White Sox and Marlins from 1970 to 1994. He saved 22 games for Los Angeles in 1977, became a Texas starter, and finished 216-216 with a 3.75 ERA and 2,362 strikeouts.
Six games for the Mets in 1972, two of them starts, made up Webb's first big-league season, beginning with his September 5 debut. In 18 1/3 innings he struck out 15 and posted a 4.42 ERA with no decisions. Card #610 is a high number from the fifth series, which was printed in smaller supply, and it groups him under the Rookie Pitchers heading with Jimmy Freeman of the Atlanta Braves and Charlie Hough of the Los Angeles Dodgers. It is Webb's rookie card. Hank Webb pitched for the New York Mets from 1972 to 1976 and the Dodgers in 1977. He was the losing pitcher in the 25-inning Mets-Cardinals game of September 11, 1974, the longest game played to a decision in National League history.
Sources: Wikipedia (Jimmy Freeman) · Wikipedia (Charlie Hough) · Wikipedia (Hank Webb) · SABR BioProject · SABR · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 326 | 5 | 75 | 171 | 37 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 0 |
| SGC | 17 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 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 1973 Topps #610 card?
It is card #610 of the 660-card 1973 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jimmy Freeman, Charlie Hough and Hank Webb. 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 #610 a rookie card?
Yes - #610 is the rookie card of Jimmy Freeman and Hank Webb. Charlie Hough had already appeared on an earlier Topps card, so it is not his rookie card.
Why is #610 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.