1973 Topps #557 Bernie Williams
About Bernie Williams
On October 25, 1973, the Giants sent Williams and Willie McCovey to the Padres for Mike Caldwell, a deal reported in the New York Times the next day. Williams then played 14 games for San Diego in 1974, with two hits in 15 at-bats. Card #557 is a high-number issue from the fifth series and lists him with the Giants.
Bernie Williams was a right-handed outfielder and pinch hitter whose four major league seasons, 1970 to 1972 with the San Francisco Giants and 1974 with the San Diego Padres, added up to 102 games and a .192 average. Two of his four big-league home runs were pinch hits. Born October 8, 1948, in Alameda, California, he played his last major league game on May 12, 1974. He then played for the Hankyu Braves in Japan from 1975 to 1980, hitting .258 with 96 home runs and 294 RBI and making the Pacific League All-Star team in 1976.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 151 | 3 | 45 | 85 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| SGC | 6 | 0 | 3 | 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 #557 card?
It is card #557 of the 660-card 1973 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bernie Williams of the San Francisco Giants.
Why is #557 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.