1973 Topps #447 Joe Hague
About Joe Hague
In 1972 Hague split the season between St. Louis and Cincinnati, hitting .243 with seven home runs and 31 RBIs. In the postseason he went hitless in one at-bat in the National League Championship Series and in three at-bats in the World Series against Oakland. His 1973 Topps card is #447 in the fourth series and shows him with the Reds.
Joe Hague was a left-handed first baseman and outfielder from Huntington, West Virginia, who grew up in El Paso, Texas, and starred at the University of Texas before signing with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1965. He worked his way up through Cedar Rapids, Arkansas and Tulsa, twice leading or tying for the club lead in home runs, and debuted with the Cardinals in September 1968. His best season came in 1970, when he set career highs in most offensive categories while splitting time between first base and the outfield. Traded to the Cincinnati Reds in May 1972 for Bernie Carbo, he appeared in that year's National League Championship Series and World Series. A dislocated bone in his hand cut short his final season in 1973. Over six major league years he batted .239 with 40 home runs and 163 RBIs in 430 games. He died of cancer in San Antonio in 1994 at age 50.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 175 | 2 | 56 | 91 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 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 #447 card?
It is card #447 of the 660-card 1973 Topps Baseball set, picturing Joe Hague of the Cincinnati Reds.
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.