1973 Topps #548 Don Durham
About Don Durham
The Cardinals gave Durham 8 starts and 2 relief appearances in 1972. He went 2-7 with a 4.34 ERA and 35 strikeouts in 47 2/3 innings, earning both victories against San Francisco. His 1973 Topps rookie card, #548, pictured him with St. Louis and belonged to the fifth-series high numbers.
Don Durham pitched for the St. Louis Cardinals and Texas Rangers and collected 7 hits in 14 major-league at-bats, including 2 home runs. At Western Kentucky in 1970, he batted .418 with 6 triples and pitched 8 complete games. The Cardinals selected him in the seventh round of that year's draft. His major-league debut came against Cincinnati on July 16, 1972. In 1973 he worked 15 games for Texas, including 4 starts, and recorded a save. Across his 2 seasons in the majors, Durham pitched 88 innings in 25 games, finishing 2-11 with a 5.83 ERA. After baseball he became president of an auto body shop in Nashville and established a baseball scholarship fund at Western Kentucky.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 128 | 4 | 31 | 74 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 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 #548 card?
It is card #548 of the 660-card 1973 Topps Baseball set, picturing Don Durham of the St. Louis Cardinals.
Is 1973 Topps #548 a rookie card?
Yes - #548 is the 1973 Topps rookie card of Don Durham.
Why is #548 harder to find?
It is a high number card from the fifth and last print series, #529-660 - the scarce end of the set.
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.