1973 Topps #481 Chicago White Sox
Hall of Famers on the 1972 Chicago White Sox roster: Dick Allen and Rich Gossage.
About this card
This is one of the 24 team cards, one for each club. Managers appear on separate Field Leaders cards this year, and #500 reads "Oakland A's" on the front.
The story on this card
Chuck Tanner's 1972 White Sox went 87-67 and finished second in the American League West, 5 1/2 games behind Oakland; the team card is #481 in the fourth series. Dick Allen hit .308 and led the club with 37 home runs and 113 RBI, and on July 31 he hit two inside-the-park home runs in one game against Minnesota. Wilbur Wood won 24 games, tied for the league lead, with a 2.51 ERA over 376 2/3 innings. Stan Bahnsen, acquired from the Yankees for Rich McKinney in December 1971, went 21-16. Carlos May also hit .308 and stole 23 bases, and Goose Gossage went 7-1 in 36 appearances. Comiskey Park drew 1,177,318 that year. Gossage's rookie card is #174 in the same set.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 201 | 2 | 59 | 111 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| SGC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 #481 card?
It is card #481 of the 660-card 1973 Topps Baseball set, picturing the Chicago White Sox. This is one of the 24 team cards, one for each club. Managers appear on separate Field Leaders cards this year, and #500 reads "Oakland A's" on the front.
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.