1973 Topps #47 Luis Melendez
About Luis Melendez
Melendez appears as a Cardinal on #47 in the first series. His 1973 was his busiest year, with career highs in games, at-bats, hits, RBI and runs scored. He played 121 games, 95 of them in the outfield, and hit .267.
Luis Melendez was a Puerto Rican outfielder from Aibonito who played eight seasons in the majors, 1970 to 1977, almost all of them with the St. Louis Cardinals and the last with the San Diego Padres. He made his debut on September 7, 1970. He hit .248 over 641 games with 9 home runs and 122 RBI. After his playing days he managed and coached in the Cardinals and Phillies systems, won the South Atlantic League championship with the Savannah Cardinals in 1994, managed in the Puerto Rico league and coached the Gulf Coast Phillies from 2006 to 2009.
Sources: Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 300 | 7 | 128 | 139 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 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 #47 card?
It is card #47 of the 660-card 1973 Topps Baseball set, picturing Luis Melendez 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.