1973 Topps #15 Ralph Garr
About Ralph Garr
Card #15, from the first series, shows Garr with the Braves after a season in which he played all three outfield spots in 134 games and batted .325. That was again second best in the league, this time to the Cubs' Billy Williams. Carty was traded to Texas after the season, which opened a permanent spot in left field for Garr.
Ralph Garr was a left-handed-hitting outfielder who spent his best years with the Atlanta Braves and finished with the Chicago White Sox and California Angels. A speedy contact hitter who hit to all fields, he batted .306 over 13 seasons and hit .300 or better five times. He came out of Grambling, where he led the NAIA with a .585 average in 1967 as a second baseman, and Atlanta moved him to the outfield in the minors. In 1974 he won the National League batting title at .353, led the league in hits and triples, and made his only All-Star team. His glove drew criticism throughout his career. The Braves' public relations director gave him the Road Runner nickname in 1971, tying it to his speed and to a licensing deal with Warner Bros. In 1975 he became the first player to double his salary through arbitration. He has been inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame, the Atlanta Braves Hall of Fame and the International League Hall of Fame.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 232 | 6 | 90 | 103 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 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 #15 card?
It is card #15 of the 660-card 1973 Topps Baseball set, picturing Ralph Garr of the Atlanta Braves.
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.