1973 Topps #641 Cincinnati Reds
Hall of Famers on the 1972 Cincinnati Reds roster: Sparky Anderson, Johnny Bench, Joe Morgan and Tony Perez.
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
The 1972 Reds played under the theme of redemption after a 1971 slide. Sparky Anderson's club had dropped from 102 wins in 1970 to 79 in 1971, and on November 29, 1971, it traded for Joe Morgan in the deal that sent Lee May to Houston. The Reds finished 95-59 and won the National League West by 10 1/2 games. Johnny Bench hit 40 home runs, led the majors with 125 RBI and won his second MVP award in three years. Morgan scored 122 runs and stole 58 bases. Cincinnati took the pennant over Pittsburgh in five games, Bench tying the finale with a ninth-inning home run. Oakland beat the Reds in the World Series, winning Game 7 by 3-2, the sixth one-run game of the series. This team card, #641 from the fifth series, is a high number.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 293 | 7 | 57 | 137 | 57 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| SGC | 13 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 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 #641 card?
It is card #641 of the 660-card 1973 Topps Baseball set, picturing the Cincinnati Reds. 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.
Why is #641 harder to find?
It is a high number card from the fifth and last print series, #529-660 - the scarce end of the set.
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.