1973 Topps #114 Lynn McGlothen
About Lynn McGlothen
Card #114 is the rookie card of McGlothen, a first-series issue showing him with the Red Sox. It reflects his 1972 debut, which began June 25: an 8-7 record and a 3.41 ERA in 22 starts, the best ERA by a Red Sox rookie with 20 starts since Mike Nagy in 1969. The 1973 season turned rough, 1-2 with an 8.22 ERA in six games, and knee surgery followed on June 11.
Lynn McGlothen was a right-handed pitcher from Monroe, Louisiana, who worked eleven seasons from 1972 to 1982 for the Red Sox, Cardinals, Giants, Cubs, White Sox and Yankees, finishing 86-93 with a 3.98 ERA. Boston drafted him in the third round in 1968 after he starred at Grambling High School, where he was also a three-time state tennis champion. His peak came with St. Louis, where in 1974 he went 16-12 with a 2.69 ERA, made the National League All-Star team and drew Cy Young and MVP consideration. He won 12 games for the Cubs in 1980, and elbow problems limited him to six starts the following year before he closed out his career with the Yankees in 1982. McGlothen died in a mobile-home fire in Dubach, Louisiana, in August 1984 at age 34.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 426 | 8 | 187 | 193 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| SGC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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 #114 card?
It is card #114 of the 660-card 1973 Topps Baseball set, picturing Lynn McGlothen of the Boston Red Sox.
Is 1973 Topps #114 a rookie card?
Yes - #114 is the 1973 Topps rookie card of Lynn McGlothen.
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.