1973 Topps #553 Mickey Scott
About Mickey Scott
In 1973 Scott split the year between the Orioles and the Montreal Expos, going 1-2 with a 5.26 ERA. He struck out 13 in 25 2/3 innings over 23 games. His #553 from the fifth series, a high number, shows him with Baltimore.
Mickey Scott was a left-handed relief pitcher who worked 133 major league games over five seasons between 1972 and 1977 for the Baltimore Orioles, Montreal Expos and California Angels, finishing 8-7 with a 3.72 ERA and four saves. Born Ralph Robert Scott in Weimar, Germany, the New York Yankees took him out of Newburgh Free Academy in the 17th round of the 1965 draft; he was the first high school player from the Mid-Hudson region drafted by a big league club. He spent a year in the Army in 1967, playing at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. Most of his career was spent in the minors, where he went 60-32 with 46 saves and a 3.20 ERA over nine seasons, mostly with the Rochester Red Wings. In 1974 he went 8-2 with 17 saves and a 0.99 ERA for Rochester. The Red Wings inducted him into their Hall of Fame in 1998. He died in Binghamton, New York, in 2011.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 144 | 3 | 32 | 89 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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 #553 card?
It is card #553 of the 660-card 1973 Topps Baseball set, picturing Mickey Scott of the Baltimore Orioles.
Why is #553 harder to find?
It is a high number card from the fifth and last print series, #529-660 - the scarce end of the set.
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.