1973 Topps #598 Phil Roof
About Phil Roof
Roof collected 30 hits in 146 at-bats and scored 16 runs for Minnesota in 1972. His 1973 Topps #598 came in the fifth-series high-number group. In 1973 he caught 47 games, batting .197 with 1 home run and 15 RBI.
Phil Roof caught in the majors for 15 seasons, beginning with Milwaukee in 1961 and ending with Toronto in 1977. A Paducah, Kentucky native, he signed with the Braves in 1959 after graduating from St. Mary High School. He played 857 major league games and finished with 463 hits and a .215 average. He hit 43 home runs and drove in 210 runs. In 1974 he threw out 48.8 percent of attempted base stealers, second among American League catchers. Toronto acquired him two weeks before the 1976 expansion draft, making him the first Blue Jays player. After his playing career, Roof coached in the bullpens of the Padres, Mariners and Cubs. He managed 16 years in Minnesota's minor league system, earned his 1,000th managerial victory in 2004 and retired from managing in 2005.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 160 | 1 | 44 | 92 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 8 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 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 #598 card?
It is card #598 of the 660-card 1973 Topps Baseball set, picturing Phil Roof of the Minnesota Twins.
Why is #598 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.