1973 Topps #527 Dan McGinn
About Dan McGinn
McGinn began 1973 with the Wichita Aeros, the Cubs' affiliate in the Triple-A American Association, and that May the Cubs traded him to the Tulsa Oilers, the Cardinals' American Association team, for pitcher Wade Blasingame. He went 3-6 with a 5.40 ERA across the two stops, his last season in professional baseball. Card #527, from the fourth series of the 1973 Topps set, still lists him with the Cubs.
Dan McGinn was a left-handed pitcher from Omaha, Nebraska, who played quarterback and several other positions at Notre Dame while also pitching for the baseball team. Cincinnati drafted him in the secondary phase of the 1966 January draft, and he reached the majors with the Reds in 1968 after converting from starter to reliever. Left unprotected in the expansion draft, McGinn was selected by the Montreal Expos. On Opening Day 1969 he became the first relief pitcher to take the mound for the new franchise and hit the first home run in Expos history, off Tom Seaver. He spent three seasons with Montreal before a 1972 trade sent him to the Chicago Cubs, his final major league stop. Across five seasons with the Reds, Expos and Cubs he went 15-30 with a 5.11 ERA in 210 games. He later spent 24 years in sales and marketing for AT&T in Omaha.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 174 | 1 | 56 | 97 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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 #527 card?
It is card #527 of the 660-card 1973 Topps Baseball set, picturing Dan McGinn of the Chicago Cubs.
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.