1973 Topps #157 Denny Riddleberger
About Denny Riddleberger
Card #157, a second-series issue, prints Riddleberger with the Indians. Cleveland went 4-34 in the games he pitched in 1972, and in 1973 he worked the entire season for the Oklahoma City 89ers, the Indians' Triple-A affiliate, before retiring from baseball.
Denny Riddleberger was a left-handed reliever from Clifton Forge, Virginia, who pitched in the majors from 1970 to 1972. He attended Churchland High School and Old Dominion University, and the Pittsburgh Pirates drafted him in 1967. After going 24-16 with a 3.22 ERA in four seasons in their farm system, he was traded to the Washington Senators for George Brunet on August 31, 1970, and debuted against the Baltimore Orioles that September. He then moved to the Cleveland Indians, along with Del Unser, Terry Ley and Gary Jones, in a trade at the Winter Meetings on December 2, 1971. His big league record was 4-4 with 95 strikeouts in 133 innings over 103 games.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 168 | 1 | 26 | 96 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 #157 card?
It is card #157 of the 660-card 1973 Topps Baseball set, picturing Denny Riddleberger of the Cleveland Indians.
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.