1973 Topps #289 Bob Oliver
About Bob Oliver
Oliver's 11th-inning home run on July 30, 1972, gave California a 4-3 win over his former club, Kansas City. He played primarily at first base for the Angels that season. His California card, #289, appeared in the third series of 1973 Topps.
Bob Oliver played first base, third base and the outfield during eight major league seasons with the Pirates, Royals, Angels, Orioles and Yankees. A right-handed hitter, he signed with Pittsburgh in 1963 and made his debut in September 1965. With Kansas City in 1970 he hit 27 home runs, drove in 99 runs and scored 83, all his major league career highs. He appeared in 847 games and collected 745 hits for a .256 average. He hit 94 home runs and drove in 419 runs. After playing, Oliver ran his own baseball academy in the Sacramento area and worked at Dusty Baker's baseball camp. He managed the Sacramento Steelheads in 1999.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 192 | 6 | 85 | 82 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 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 #289 card?
It is card #289 of the 660-card 1973 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bob Oliver of the California Angels.
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.