1973 Topps #404 Chuck Brinkman
About Chuck Brinkman
Brinkman's busiest year came in 1973, when he played a career-high 63 games as Ed Herrmann's main backup and threw out 18 of 43 base stealers. In May he hit the only home run of his career, off the Angels' Rudy May, and teammates left the ball in a plastic case at his locker. He also warmed up knuckleballer Wilbur Wood before games. His #404 card, from the fourth series, is issued with the White Sox.
Charlie Brinkman, who also appeared as Chuck, was a backup catcher valued for his arm and glove rather than his bat. He caught parts of six seasons, 1969 to 1974, nearly all of them with the Chicago White Sox, and finished with a .172 average and a 38.4 percent career caught-stealing rate. The younger brother of Gold Glove shortstop Ed Brinkman, he came from Cincinnati's Western Hills High School and starred at Ohio State. The Buckeyes reached the College World Series final in 1965 and won the 1966 championship, with Brinkman as captain, and he made the All-Tournament team both years. He entered the school's Varsity O Hall of Fame in 2001. The White Sox drafted him in the 16th round in 1966. After leaving baseball he passed up a last chance at the majors with the Twins for a sales job with Ohio Art, and later ran a sporting goods wholesale business from Bryan, Ohio.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 167 | 6 | 70 | 75 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 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
Team card: #481 Chicago White Sox
More Chicago White Sox cards:
- #20 Stan Bahnsen
- #42 Mike Andrews
- #62 1972 Home Run Leaders
- #63 1972 Runs Batted In Leaders
- #66 1972 Victory Leaders
- #73 Ed Herrmann
- #105 Carlos May
- #129 Terry Forster
- #150 Wilbur Wood
- #174 Rich Gossage
- #194 Jorge Orta
- #238 Tony Muser
- #261 Pat Kelly
- #287 Eddie Leon
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1973 Topps #404 card?
It is card #404 of the 660-card 1973 Topps Baseball set, picturing Chuck Brinkman of the Chicago White Sox.
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.