1973 Topps #27 Bill Gogolewski
About Bill Gogolewski
Gogolewski made 49 appearances in 1973 with one start, saving six games and going 3-6 with a 4.22 ERA. In April he gave up the first home run in Kauffman Stadium history, to Kansas City's John Mayberry, and he later pitched the last four innings to protect the win in David Clyde's professional debut. His card is #27, in the first series, with the Rangers.
Bill Gogolewski was a 6-foot-4 right-hander from Oshkosh, Wisconsin, who pitched six seasons for the Washington Senators and Texas Rangers, Cleveland and the Chicago White Sox, going 15-24 with a 4.02 ERA and 10 saves in 144 games. The Senators took him out of Oshkosh High School in the 18th round of the first amateur draft in 1965, after a junior year that included a no-hitter. National Guard duty and a sore elbow slowed his climb, and a slider he picked up in the spring of 1970 became his out pitch. That summer he won 14 games and struck out 146 for Pittsfield, leading or co-leading the Eastern League in both. He was the only unanimous all-star pick and made his major-league debut on September 3. From 1973 he worked almost entirely in relief. A back injury ended his career in 1975, and he later chaired the Oshkosh advisory park board.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 242 | 7 | 96 | 117 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 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 #27 card?
It is card #27 of the 660-card 1973 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bill Gogolewski of the Texas Rangers.
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.