1973 Topps #231 Bill Parsons
About Bill Parsons
With Jim Lonborg traded to Philadelphia, Parsons became the Brewers' No. 1 starter in 1973 despite a shoulder that limited him to 13 spring innings. He threw 6 2/3 hitless innings in the home opener, a 2-0 win over Baltimore. Back spasms followed, and he ended 3-6 with a 6.79 ERA in 20 games. His Brewers card, #231, came out in the second series that year.
Bill Parsons was a 6 ft 6 in right-handed starter who pitched four major league seasons, three of them with the Milwaukee Brewers and a short 1974 finish with the Oakland Athletics. A Riverside, California, product drafted in the 7th round by the Seattle Pilots in 1968, he reached Milwaukee in 1971 and went 13-17 with a 3.20 ERA. He threw four shutouts and struck out 139 in 244 2/3 innings. He finished second to Chris Chambliss in the American League Rookie of the Year voting and was named The Sporting News AL Rookie Pitcher of the Year. His last major league appearance came on September 28, 1974, against the White Sox. He finished 29-36 with a 3.89 ERA. He pitched in the Cardinals and White Sox systems in 1975 and was out of baseball in 1976, moving to Phoenix to work in insurance and securities.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 210 | 8 | 84 | 96 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 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 #231 card?
It is card #231 of the 660-card 1973 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bill Parsons of the Milwaukee Brewers.
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.