1973 Topps #214 Dave Hamilton
About Dave Hamilton
Charlie Finley phoned Hamilton at Iowa on a Sunday in spring 1972 and sent him to Texas. On Memorial Day he won his debut in the second game of a doubleheader, 7-1, striking out Frank Howard and Rich Billings to end a third-inning jam. He finished 6-6 with a 2.93 ERA in 25 games. In Game Four of the ALCS against Detroit he walked Norm Cash with the bases loaded. His 1973 Topps rookie card is #214, with the Athletics.
Dave Hamilton was a left-handed pitcher from Seattle who worked nine major league seasons, 1972 to 1980, mostly for the Oakland Athletics and Chicago White Sox. The Kansas City Athletics drafted him out of Edmonds High School in the fifth round in 1966, and he reached Oakland in May 1972 after six minor league seasons. He was on the roster for all three of the A's championship teams from 1972 to 1974 and pitched in three postseason games, all in 1972. In 1974 he moved into the rotation and pitched the only complete-game shutout of his career, a 5-0 win over California on June 26. Traded with Chet Lemon to the White Sox in June 1975, he became a reliever under Chuck Tanner. He later pitched for the Cardinals and Pirates in 1978 before returning to Oakland. He finished 39-41 with a 3.85 ERA and 31 saves. Hamilton coached baseball at California High School in San Ramon from 1996 to 2004.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 164 | 6 | 61 | 82 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 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 #214 card?
It is card #214 of the 660-card 1973 Topps Baseball set, picturing Dave Hamilton of the Oakland Athletics.
Is 1973 Topps #214 a rookie card?
Yes - #214 is the 1973 Topps rookie card of Dave Hamilton.
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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