1973 Topps #500 Oakland A's
Hall of Famers on the 1972 Oakland Athletics roster: Orlando Cepeda, Rollie Fingers, Catfish Hunter, Reggie Jackson and Dick Williams.
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 Oakland Athletics won the American League West with a 93-62 record under manager Dick Williams, then beat Detroit in a five-game ALCS and Cincinnati in a seven-game World Series. It was the club's sixth World Series championship and its first since 1930, when it played in Philadelphia. All four wins against the heavily favored Reds were by a single run, and catcher Gene Tenace hit four home runs and drove in nine to take Series MVP. The roster carried Hall of Famers Reggie Jackson, Catfish Hunter and Rollie Fingers. The A's began wearing solid green or gold jerseys that year, and owner Charlie Finley paid $300 to every player who grew a moustache by Father's Day. Topps #500 is the Oakland Athletics team card, printed in the fourth series.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 290 | 25 | 100 | 122 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| SGC | 19 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 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 #500 card?
It is card #500 of the 660-card 1973 Topps Baseball set, picturing the Oakland Athletics. 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.
Why does #500 read "Oakland A's"?
That is the name the front prints for the Oakland Athletics team card; it is listed here as printed, under the club's full name, the Oakland Athletics.
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.