1973 Topps #96 Doug Griffin
About Doug Griffin
Card #96 comes from the first series. His 1973 was cut short: back trouble began in spring training, and a Billy Champion pitch fractured his hand in May, putting him on the disabled list from May 25 to July 13. He played 113 games and hit .255 with 33 RBI.
Doug Griffin was a slick-fielding second baseman who played eight seasons in the majors, one with the California Angels and seven with the Boston Red Sox. The Angels drafted him in the 21st round in 1965, and after two years in the Navy at Pearl Harbor he hit .326 for Hawaii in 1970 and was named the Pacific Coast League's Rookie of the Year. He debuted with the Angels on September 11, 1970, and a month later was traded to Boston in the deal that sent Tony Conigliaro to California. He was the Red Sox regular at second base from 1971 until mid-1975 and won the 1972 Gold Glove. Injuries repeatedly interrupted his seasons: a broken hand in 1972, another fracture in 1973, and beanings from Nolan Ryan in 1974 and Dick Bosman in 1975. Denny Doyle took most of the second-base work in 1975, and Griffin made one brief appearance in that year's World Series. His playing career ended in 1977, and he later worked in construction. He finished with a .245 average and 7 home runs in 632 games.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 173 | 1 | 62 | 90 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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 #96 card?
It is card #96 of the 660-card 1973 Topps Baseball set, picturing Doug Griffin of the Boston Red Sox.
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.