1973 Topps #469 Dan Monzon
About Dan Monzon
Monzon's rookie card, #469, comes from the fourth series of 1973 and shows him with the Twins. He had reached Minnesota in 1972, appearing in 55 games and hitting .273 with five RBIs. He played 13 games at second base and five at third.
Dan Monzon was a utility infielder who appeared in 94 games for the Minnesota Twins in 1972 and 1973, batting .244 with no home runs and nine RBIs in 131 at-bats. Born in the Bronx and a graduate of James Monroe High School, he attended Buena Vista College in Iowa and was taken by the Twins in the second round of the secondary phase of the 1967 draft. That summer he hit .338 for Auburn of the New York-Penn League, second in the league in batting average, and led it in runs, total bases and triples. In Minnesota he played second and third base, shortstop and the outfield. He returned to the minors in 1974 and played through 1977, then managed in the Mets organization from 1978 to 1982. He later scouted Latin America from Florida for the Mets, Cubs, Brewers and White Sox, and in 1995 became the Red Sox supervisor of Latin American scouting. He died at 49 in an automobile accident in Santo Domingo.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 152 | 4 | 52 | 81 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 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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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1973 Topps #469 card?
It is card #469 of the 660-card 1973 Topps Baseball set, picturing Dan Monzon of the Minnesota Twins.
Is 1973 Topps #469 a rookie card?
Yes - #469 is the 1973 Topps rookie card of Dan Monzon.
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.
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