1973 Topps #39 Dave Roberts
About Dave Roberts
Roberts finished 1972 with a 4.50 ERA, 3 shutouts and 28 starts for Houston. His Astros card was #39 in the first series of 1973 Topps. In 1973 he won a career-high 17 games against 11 losses with a 2.85 ERA. He worked 249 1/3 innings, and his 6 shutouts set a club record and ranked second in the National League.
Dave Roberts was a left-handed pitcher who played 13 major-league seasons for eight clubs from 1969 through 1981. Philadelphia signed him as an amateur free agent in June 1963. That summer he went 9-3 with a 1.79 ERA and 3 shutouts for Class-A Spartanburg. He later pitched in the Athletics' and Pirates' farm systems before reaching San Diego. Roberts finished his major-league career with 103 wins, 957 strikeouts and a 3.78 ERA. He was a member of Pittsburgh's 1979 World Series championship team. After baseball, he worked at Maryland's Allegany County Detention Center and coached at Potomac State College in West Virginia from 1996 through 1998.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 375 | 10 | 197 | 141 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 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 #39 card?
It is card #39 of the 660-card 1973 Topps Baseball set, picturing Dave Roberts of the Houston Astros.
Are #39 and #133 the same Dave Roberts?
No - two different players named Dave Roberts: #39 is the Houston Astros pitcher and #133 the San Diego Padres infielder.
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.