1973 Topps #496 Ray Lamb
About Ray Lamb
Lamb pitched almost entirely in relief in 1973, starting once in 32 games for Cleveland. He finished 3-3 with a 4.60 ERA. His last game was September 28, and a shoulder injury ended his career with a 14-21 record over three seasons in Cleveland. Card #496, from the fourth series, is printed with the Indians.
Ray Lamb was a right-handed pitcher who worked in relief and in the rotation for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1969 and 1970 and the Cleveland Indians from 1971 to 1973, going 20-23 with a 3.54 ERA in 154 games. He pitched at the University of Southern California in number 42, was a 40th-round Dodgers pick in 1966, and joined the club on August 1, 1969, after three seasons in the minors. The Dodgers gave him 42, Jackie Robinson's number, which no Dodger had worn since Robinson retired in 1957; he struck out 11 in 15 innings with a 1.80 ERA that season. The jersey was taken back at season's end as the club prepared to retire it, and he wore 34 in 1970. Fernando Valenzuela received 34 in 1980 and the Dodgers retired it too, leaving Lamb the last Dodger to wear 42 and the only one to have worn two numbers the club later retired. After baseball he sculpted miniature lead military figures and by 1980 was working for Perth Pewter, a subsidiary of Superior Models, on Wizards and Lizards, a line of 25 mm fantasy miniatures that reviewers praised for its detail.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 147 | 2 | 30 | 69 | 41 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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 #496 card?
It is card #496 of the 660-card 1973 Topps Baseball set, picturing Ray Lamb of the Cleveland Indians.
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.