1973 Topps #326 Darrell Brandon
About Darrell Brandon
Brandon went 7-7 with a 3.45 ERA and 2 saves in 42 games for the 1972 Phillies, and his seven wins were second on a 59-win club to Steve Carlton's 27. His 1973 Topps #326 is a third-series card with Philadelphia. That season he went 2-4 with a 5.43 ERA in 36 games, his last in the majors, and both saves came in July in relief of Ken Brett and Jim Lonborg on consecutive days.
Darrell G. Brandon, a right-handed pitcher from Nacogdoches, Texas, reached the major leagues in 1966 after eight seasons working his way up through four organizations. Signed originally as an outfielder, he converted to pitching in the low minors and got the nickname "Bucky" from a glove with that name carved into it, which he bought from a class D teammate. Brandon debuted with the Boston Red Sox in 1966 and turned in his best season as a rookie, then remained with Boston through the pennant-winning 1967 season before a shoulder injury that September ended his year and kept him out of the World Series. Arm trouble limited him in 1968, and he moved on to the Seattle Pilots and then the Minnesota Twins. He pitched mostly out of the bullpen for the Philadelphia Phillies from 1971 to 1973, closing out a seven-year career split between the American and National Leagues. After retiring he ran a pitching school in New Jersey and later taught young pitchers in Massachusetts for more than two decades.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 139 | 3 | 48 | 78 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 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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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1973 Topps #326 card?
It is card #326 of the 660-card 1973 Topps Baseball set, picturing Darrell Brandon of the Philadelphia Phillies.
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.