1973 Topps #287 Eddie Leon
About Eddie Leon
Cleveland traded Leon to the White Sox for Walt Williams, and in 1973 he played 127 games in Chicago, 122 of them at shortstop. He hit .228 with three home runs and 30 RBI in 399 at-bats. Card #287, from the third series, carries the White Sox name.
Eddie Leon was a middle infielder who split his time between shortstop and second base over eight seasons, 1968 to 1975, with the Indians, White Sox and Yankees. Born in Tucson, Arizona, of Mexican American descent, he debuted on September 9, 1968, and spent his first five seasons in Cleveland before two with Chicago. In 601 games he hit .236 with 24 home runs. He drove in 159 runs, drew 156 walks and fielded .974 across the two positions. The Yankees released him on May 5, 1975, after the only game he played for them.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 202 | 2 | 71 | 113 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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 #287 card?
It is card #287 of the 660-card 1973 Topps Baseball set, picturing Eddie Leon of the Chicago White 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.