1973 Topps #389 New York Mets
Hall of Famers on the 1972 New York Mets roster: Yogi Berra, Willie Mays and Tom Seaver.
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 1972 Mets opened with a new manager after Gil Hodges died of a heart attack on April 2; Yogi Berra was introduced as his successor on April 6. On May 11 the club acquired Willie Mays from the San Francisco Giants, and by May 21 New York stood 25-7, six games ahead of Pittsburgh. Injuries to Rusty Staub, Bud Harrelson, Jerry Grote and Cleon Jones hurt the club, and the Mets finished 83-73, third in the National League East, 13 1/2 games behind the Pirates. They scored 528 runs and allowed 578. Tom Seaver went 21-12, and Jon Matlack won Rookie of the Year honors at 15-10. Tug McGraw saved 27 games with a 1.70 ERA. The team card is #389 in the third series of the 1973 Topps set.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 289 | 14 | 95 | 123 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 0 |
| SGC | 18 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 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 #389 card?
It is card #389 of the 660-card 1973 Topps Baseball set, picturing the New York Mets. 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.