1973 Topps #278 Baltimore Orioles
Hall of Famers on the 1972 Baltimore Orioles roster: Jim Palmer, Brooks Robinson and Earl Weaver.
About this card
This is one of the 24 team cards, one for each club. Managers appear on separate Field Leaders cards this year, and #500 reads "Oakland A's" on the front.
The story on this card
The 1972 Baltimore Orioles won 80 games and lost 74, finishing third in the American League East under Earl Weaver. The pitching staff allowed 430 runs, posted a 2.53 team ERA and recorded 20 shutouts. The club scored 519 runs, hit 100 home runs and drew 899,950 at Memorial Stadium. Jim Palmer and Brooks Robinson, both Hall of Famers, were on the roster, and Weaver is in the Hall as well. The Orioles team card is #278. Weaver also appears with coaches George Bamberger, Jim Frey, Billy Hunter and George Staller on the Field Leaders card #136. Palmer has #160 and a Boyhood Photos card at #341, and Robinson has #90.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 210 | 7 | 56 | 119 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 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 1973 Topps #278 card?
It is card #278 of the 660-card 1973 Topps Baseball set, picturing the Baltimore Orioles. This is one of the 24 team cards, one for each club. Managers appear on separate Field Leaders cards this year, and #500 reads "Oakland A's" on the front.
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.