1973 Topps #284 Glenn Borgmann
About Glenn Borgmann
Borgmann's 1972 had been his first big-league summer: 56 games, a .234 average and three home runs as the Twins' catcher. He then spent most of 1973 in the minors and appeared in 12 games for Minnesota. His 1973 Topps card, #284 from the third series, is his rookie card and shows him with the Twins.
Glenn Borgmann was a right-handed catcher who played eight of his nine major league seasons with the Minnesota Twins, 1972 through 1979, and finished with the Chicago White Sox in 1980. The Twins took him out of the University of South Alabama, where he was the school's first All-American, in the first round of the secondary phase of the 1971 draft. He debuted on July 1, 1972, and took over as starting catcher in the second half of that year, replacing the platoon of Phil Roof and George Mitterwald. In 1974 he caught 128 games, batted .252 and led American League catchers with a .997 fielding percentage. He hit .207 in 1975, lost the job to rookie Butch Wynegar in 1976 and backed him up for four seasons. For his career he batted .229 with 16 home runs and 151 RBI in 474 games. After signing with Chicago for 1980 he played 32 games, then closed his career in 1981 with 11 games for Cleveland's Triple-A club in Charleston.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 188 | 7 | 71 | 94 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 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 #284 card?
It is card #284 of the 660-card 1973 Topps Baseball set, picturing Glenn Borgmann of the Minnesota Twins.
Is 1973 Topps #284 a rookie card?
Yes - #284 is the 1973 Topps rookie card of Glenn Borgmann.
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.