1973 Topps #352 Don Stanhouse
About Don Stanhouse
Stanhouse was 0-5 by Memorial Day 1973, then earned his first save on June 13 in Cleveland, where he and Pete Broberg outpitched Gaylord Perry and he struck out John Lowenstein, Buddy Bell and George Hendrick in the ninth. Brought in on July 2 to protect a 3-2 lead for David Clyde, he gave up two runs and fell to 1-7, and within two weeks Jackie Brown was called up from Spokane to take his roster spot. Card #352 is his rookie card, from the third series.
Don Stanhouse was a right-hander who started and relieved for the Texas Rangers, Montreal Expos, Baltimore Orioles and Los Angeles Dodgers between 1972 and 1982, finishing 38-54 with a 3.84 ERA and 64 saves. A football and baseball star at DuQuoin, Illinois, he was Oakland's first-round pick in 1969 as a third baseman, and manager Billy Herman talked him into pitching by telling him the route to the majors would be shorter. Oakland traded him to Texas on March 4, 1972, and he struck out nine in 6 2/3 innings in his April 19 debut. Montreal acquired him in December 1974, and in 1976 he made 26 starts for an Expos club that lost 107 games. In Baltimore, teammate Mike Flanagan dubbed him Stan the Man Unusual, a play on Stan Musial's nickname, and he was known for a red afro, a primal scream at the end of batting practice and a mound routine of dropping his head as if asleep. The Dodgers signed him to a five-year, $2.1 million contract after 1979; he posted a 5.04 ERA in 1980 and returned to the Orioles in 1982, where his Opening Day ovation was, he said, the biggest thrill of his career.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 207 | 2 | 84 | 103 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 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 #352 card?
It is card #352 of the 660-card 1973 Topps Baseball set, picturing Don Stanhouse of the Texas Rangers.
Is 1973 Topps #352 a rookie card?
Yes - #352 is the 1973 Topps rookie card of Don Stanhouse.
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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