1973 Topps #347 Kansas City Royals
Hall of Famers on the 1972 Kansas City Royals roster: Bob Lemon.
About this card
This is one of the 24 team cards, one for each club. Managers appear on separate Field Leaders cards this year, and #500 reads "Oakland A's" on the front.
The story on this card
The Kansas City Royals of 1972 were in their fourth season in the majors and finished 76-78, fourth in the American League West and 16 1/2 games behind the Oakland Athletics. Hall of Famer Bob Lemon managed the club. First baseman John Mayberry, in his first season in Kansas City after a December 1971 trade with Houston, led the team with 25 home runs and 100 runs batted in, and he was the first Royals player to drive in 100 in a season. The staff posted a 3.24 ERA with 16 shutouts. The club scored 580 runs and allowed 545. Home games were played at Municipal Stadium. The team card is #347 in the 1973 Topps set, in the third series.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 151 | 8 | 49 | 77 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 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 #347 card?
It is card #347 of the 660-card 1973 Topps Baseball set, picturing the Kansas City Royals. This is one of the 24 team cards, one for each club. Managers appear on separate Field Leaders cards this year, and #500 reads "Oakland A's" on the front.
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.