1973 Topps #536 Philadelphia Phillies
Hall of Famers on the 1972 Philadelphia Phillies roster: Steve Carlton and Mike Schmidt.
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 Phillies went 59-97 and finished last in the National League East in their second season at Veterans Stadium. Steve Carlton, acquired from St. Louis for Rick Wise on February 25, won 27 games and the Cy Young Award. He led the league with a 1.97 ERA, 310 strikeouts and 346 1/3 innings. He accounted for 45.8 percent of the club's wins, and the team was 30-85 in games he did not pitch. Manager Frank Lucchesi was fired on July 10 with the club at 26-50, and Paul Owens, promoted from farm director to general manager a month earlier, took over the dugout as well. Mike Schmidt debuted on September 12. Topps #536 is the Philadelphia Phillies team card, a high number from the fifth series.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 242 | 2 | 76 | 114 | 39 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 14 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 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 #536 card?
It is card #536 of the 660-card 1973 Topps Baseball set, picturing the Philadelphia Phillies. 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 is #536 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.