1973 Topps #273 Chris Speier
About Chris Speier
Speier set two goals for 1973, a winning Giants club and fewer strikeouts, and got both: San Francisco went 15-5 out of the gate and finished 88-74, while his strikeouts fell from a career-high 92 to 69. He hit .249 with 11 home runs and 71 RBIs, matching his 1972 RBI total, and went 0-for-2 in his second All-Star Game. His third-series #273 is a Giants card, and #345 sits in the Boyhood Photos of the Stars subset.
Chris Speier was a shortstop for 19 major league seasons, best known for his years with the San Francisco Giants and Montreal Expos, with shorter stops in Chicago, St. Louis and Minnesota. The Giants made him the second overall pick of the January 1970 draft after scout Herman Hannah watched him play for the Stratford Hoods in Ontario's Intercounty League, and he won the starting shortstop job at 20. He was a National League All-Star in 1972, 1973 and 1974, and his strong arm and Bay Area roots earned him the nickname the Alameda Rifle. He hit for the cycle twice, the second time with San Francisco in 1988, and won the 1987 Willie Mac Award for spirit and leadership in his second stretch with the Giants. He finished with a .246 average and 112 home runs in 2,260 games. After playing he coached in the majors, including on Arizona's 2001 World Series champion staff and as bench coach for Cincinnati and Washington.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 177 | 5 | 79 | 74 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 4 | 1 | 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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Related cards
More Chris Speier in this set: #345 Boyhood Photos
Team card: #434 San Francisco Giants
More San Francisco Giants cards:
- #23 Dave Kingman
- #43 Randy Moffitt
- #79 Jim Willoughby
- #101 Ken Henderson
- #121 Dave Rader
- #145 Bobby Bonds
- #167 Steve Stone
- #197 Ed Goodson
- #236 Tito Fuentes
- #248 Jerry Johnson
- #252 Giants Field Leaders
- #298 Ron Bryant
- #322 Garry Maddox
- #336 Tom Bradley
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1973 Topps #273 card?
It is card #273 of the 660-card 1973 Topps Baseball set, picturing Chris Speier of the San Francisco Giants.
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.