1973 Topps #100 Hank Aaron
About Hank Aaron
Aaron batted .265 with 77 RBI for Atlanta in 1972. Topps put his 1973 Braves card, #100, in the first series. That series also included #1, the All-Time Home Run Leaders card shared with Babe Ruth and Willie Mays. His fourth-series #473 covered total bases in the All-Time Leaders subset. During 1973 he hit 40 home runs and raised his career total to 713.
Hank Aaron joined the Milwaukee Braves in 1954 after playing for the Indianapolis Clowns in the Negro American League. The Braves had offered him $50 a month more than the New York Giants. He moved through Eau Claire and Jacksonville before an injury to Milwaukee outfielder Bobby Thomson opened a place for him in spring training. Aaron spent 21 seasons with the Braves and two with the Milwaukee Brewers, finishing with a .305 average, 3,771 hits and 755 home runs. He retired with major-league career records of 2,297 RBI, 6,856 total bases and 1,477 extra-base hits. He won batting titles in 1956 and 1959, earned three Gold Gloves and was selected for All-Star teams in 21 seasons. Braves publicist Don Davidson promoted the name Hank, although Aaron's given name was Henry; Hammerin' Hank became another familiar name. On April 8, 1974, he hit career home run 715 off Al Downing in Atlanta to pass Babe Ruth, after enduring racist threats during the pursuit. His career total remained the major-league home run record until 2007. Elected to the Hall of Fame in 1982, Aaron later worked in the Braves' front office as a senior vice president. He died in 2021.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 6,704 | 8 | 221 | 1,115 | 1,192 | 1,290 | 984 | 1,875 | 19 |
| SGC | 2,200 | 0 | 8 | 125 | 288 | 492 | 525 | 705 | 57 |
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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Related cards
More Hank Aaron in this set: #1 All-Time Leaders, #473 All-Time Leaders
Team card: #521 Atlanta Braves
More Atlanta Braves cards:
- #1 All-Time Home Run Leaders
- #15 Ralph Garr
- #33 Jim Breazeale
- #72 Ron Reed
- #124 Jim Hardin
- #144 Marty Perez
- #169 Ron Schueler
- #192 Pat Jarvis
- #215 Dusty Baker
- #237 Braves Field Leaders
- #266 Mike Lum
- #288 Gary Gentry
- #312 Oscar Brown
- #359 Cecil Upshaw
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1973 Topps #100 card?
It is card #100 of the 660-card 1973 Topps Baseball set, picturing Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves.
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.