1973 Topps #90 Brooks Robinson
About Brooks Robinson
Two home runs on Opening Day 1973 started Robinson's season, and on May 4 he broke Pie Traynor's record for hits by a third baseman. His average was under .200 by mid-June, but over the season's final two and a half months he batted nearly .300. His 2,500th hit, an RBI single against the Twins on August 20, tied a game Baltimore won 4-3. Oakland beat the Orioles in a five-game ALCS. Card #90 is a first-series issue printed with the Orioles.
Brooks Calbert Robinson Jr. spent his entire 23-year career (1955-1977) at third base for the Baltimore Orioles, the club that signed him out of Little Rock, Arkansas, for $4,000 in 1955. Known as the Human Vacuum Cleaner, he is generally regarded as the greatest fielding third baseman in major-league history. He was an All-Star in 15 straight seasons (1960-1974) and won 16 consecutive Gold Gloves (1960-1975), the most by any position player. He still holds the career records for a third baseman in putouts, assists, total chances and double plays. He was the American League Most Valuable Player in 1964, batting .317 with 28 home runs and a league-best 118 RBIs. He played on four AL pennant winners and two World Series champions, in 1966 and 1970. His glovework in the 1970 Series against Cincinnati, where he robbed the Reds again and again while batting .429, earned him the Series MVP award. He finished with a .267 average, 2,848 hits and 268 home runs, all in Baltimore, and his 23 seasons with one team have since been matched only by Carl Yastrzemski. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1983 on the first ballot, named on 92 percent of the ballots.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 1,843 | 8 | 176 | 662 | 403 | 256 | 135 | 202 | 1 |
| SGC | 353 | 1 | 18 | 76 | 75 | 70 | 61 | 48 | 4 |
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 #90 card?
It is card #90 of the 660-card 1973 Topps Baseball set, picturing Brooks Robinson of the Baltimore Orioles.
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.
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