1973 Topps #292 Jose Cruz
About Jose Cruz
Cruz played 117 games for the 1972 Cardinals, hitting .235 with two home runs, 23 RBIs and nine steals. In 1973 spring training he lined up in an all-Cruz outfield against the Yankees with younger brothers Tommy and Hector. Manager Red Schoendienst said he would play any more brothers who showed up. His 1973 Topps #292 is a third-series card.
Jose Cruz was a left-handed hitting outfielder who played 19 seasons, 1970 to 1988, and spent 13 of them with the Houston Astros, mostly in left field. Born in Arroyo, Puerto Rico, he signed with the Cardinals out of high school in 1966 with scout Chase Riddle. Houston bought him on October 24, 1974, and he stayed through 1987. He hit .284 for his career with 2,251 hits and 165 home runs. He also drove in 1,077 runs and stole 317 bases, was an All-Star in 1980 and 1985, and won Silver Slugger awards in 1983 and 1984. His 80 triples were still the Astros franchise record as of 2017, and Houston retired his number 25 in 1992. He finished with the Yankees in 1988 and returned to the Astros as first-base coach in 1997.
Sources: SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 201 | 2 | 66 | 105 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 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 #292 card?
It is card #292 of the 660-card 1973 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jose Cruz of the St. Louis Cardinals.
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.