1973 Topps #456 Dick Green
About Dick Green
Oakland used 17 players at second base during its 1972-74 championship run, and Dick Green, who wore number 1 as the club's senior man in service, was the closest thing to a regular. Ted Kubiak, his most frequent backup, later called him "probably as surehanded an infielder as you'd find" and said he rarely made an error. Green collected one hit in 13 at-bats against Baltimore in the 1973 ALCS and one in 16 against the Mets in the World Series. His Athletics card is #456, from the fourth series.
Richard Larry Green was born April 21, 1941, in Sioux City, Iowa, and grew up in Yankton and Mitchell, South Dakota, where he was an all-state football quarterback before signing with the Kansas City Athletics as an amateur free agent ahead of the 1960 season. He reached the majors on September 9, 1963, and won the starting second base job in 1964; aside from a slump-driven stretch at third base in 1967, he was the primary second baseman for Kansas City and Oakland through most of his twelve seasons. A slick-fielding infielder with quick hands and strong range, Green reached a career high of 15 home runs in 1965. He missed most of 1972 after back surgery but recovered in time for the postseason, and he played on Oakland's three consecutive World Series championship teams from 1972 through 1974. In the 1974 World Series he went hitless in thirteen at-bats yet won the Babe Ruth Award for his fielding, taking part in six double plays over the five games. He retired after the 1974 season to run his family's moving business, finishing with a .240 career batting average, 960 hits, 80 home runs and 422 RBIs over 1,288 games.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 233 | 7 | 86 | 121 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 5 | 0 | 3 | 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 #456 card?
It is card #456 of the 660-card 1973 Topps Baseball set, picturing Dick Green of the Oakland Athletics.
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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