1973 Topps #131 Red Sox Field Leaders - Eddie Kasko / Doug Camilli / Don Lenhardt / Eddie Popowski / Lee Stange
On this card: Eddie Kasko, Doug Camilli, Don Lenhardt, Eddie Popowski, Lee Stange
About this card
Managers appear only on the 24 Field Leaders cards, one for each club: each pictures the manager with three or four of his coaches, and there is no solo manager card. Fifteen of the 24 come in two printings. Thirteen include a Hall of Famer, among them coaches Ernie Banks (#81 Cubs), Warren Spahn (#449 Indians) and Bill Mazeroski (#517 Pirates), and the Dodgers' Walt Alston and Tom Lasorda (#569).
About Red Sox Field Leaders (Eddie Kasko / Doug Camilli / Don Lenhardt / Eddie Popowski / Lee Stange)
Kasko fell down in a mock faint after umpires reversed a call on July 7, 1972, and umpire John Rice ejected him. First-series #131 grouped him with Red Sox coaches Doug Camilli, Don Lenhardt, Eddie Popowski and Lee Stange in 1973 Topps. Kasko managed Boston to an 88-73 record in 1973. Eddie Kasko, an infielder for four clubs from 1957 to 1966, made the 1961 All-Star team and started all five games at shortstop in that year's World Series for the pennant-winning Cincinnati Reds.
Camilli was Boston's bullpen coach from 1970 through 1973, working under manager Eddie Kasko. First-series 1973 Topps #131 listed him on Kasko's staff with fellow coaches Don Lenhardt, Eddie Popowski and Lee Stange. The Red Sox job ended after that season, when new manager Darrell Johnson hired his own coaching staff. Doug Camilli caught for the Dodgers and Senators over nine major-league seasons. The son of 1941 National League MVP Dolph Camilli, he later managed in Boston's minor-league system, where his players included his son Kevin.
Lenhardt worked his fourth season as Eddie Kasko's first-base coach in 1973. Boston's #131 manager-and-coaches card belonged to Topps' first series, grouping him with Kasko, Doug Camilli, Eddie Popowski and Lee Stange. After Kasko's departure, Lenhardt returned to scouting in 1974. Don Lenhardt hit 61 home runs over five major-league seasons and led the 1950 Browns in homers and RBI. He later scouted for Boston and served as a Red Sox coach.
Popowski's seventh season as Boston's third-base coach ended with him managing the September 30, 1973 finale, a 3-2 win over Milwaukee after Eddie Kasko's departure. First-series Topps #131 listed him with Kasko and fellow coaches Doug Camilli, Don Lenhardt and Lee Stange. Boston Red Sox lifer who began as a minor league second baseman in 1937. Pop Popowski managed in the farm system for 21 years, coached on the 1967 pennant winner, filled in as interim manager in 1969 and 1973, and instructed until 2001.
Stange was Boston's minor-league pitching instructor in 1971 before succeeding Harvey Haddix as the major-league pitching coach in 1972. He remained in that job in 1973. First-series #131, Red Sox Field Leaders, listed him with manager Eddie Kasko and coaches Doug Camilli, Don Lenhardt and Eddie Popowski. Twins right-hander Lee Stange won The Sporting News' Major League Bowling Championship in Tampa during spring training in 1963. Brunswick subsequently signed him for winter bowling exhibitions in Minnesota, Iowa and the Dakotas.
Sources: Wikipedia (Eddie Kasko) · Wikipedia (Doug Camilli) · Wikipedia (Don Lenhardt) · Wikipedia (Eddie Popowski) · Wikipedia (Lee Stange) · SABR BioProject (Eddie Kasko) · SABR BioProject (Don Lenhardt) · SABR BioProject (Eddie Popowski) · SABR BioProject (Lee Stange) · Baseball Almanac (Eddie Kasko) · Baseball Almanac (Lee Stange) · Baseball Almanac · Retrosheet · MLB.com · BaseballCardPedia
Print variations
Two states of #131 are tracked individually: 131a - Ear Airbrushed Out and 131b - Ear Visible. The difference is on the front of the card (airbrush).
States catalogued by the PSA master set registry and the Trading Card Database; each is tracked here individually.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 131a - Ear Airbrushed Out | |||||||||
| SGC | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 131b - Ear Visible | |||||||||
| PSA | — | Not listed separately in the PSA population report | |||||||
| SGC | — | Not listed separately in the SGC population report | |||||||
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. Where a grader registers a variation separately its population is listed under that variation; SGC slabs whose label names no variation are counted under 131a - Ear Airbrushed Out. A line marked “not listed separately” means that grader’s population report has no row of its own for that variation; it does not establish that no graded copies exist.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1973 Topps #131 card?
It is card #131 of the 660-card 1973 Topps Baseball set, picturing Eddie Kasko, Doug Camilli, Don Lenhardt, Eddie Popowski and Lee Stange. Managers appear only on the 24 Field Leaders cards, one for each club: each pictures the manager with three or four of his coaches, and there is no solo manager card. Fifteen of the 24 come in two printings. Thirteen include a Hall of Famer, among them coaches Ernie Banks (#81 Cubs), Warren Spahn (#449 Indians) and Bill Mazeroski (#517 Pirates), and the Dodgers' Walt Alston and Tom Lasorda (#569).
Why is no PSA population shown for #131?
PSA's population report splits #131 Red Sox Field Leaders by the coaches' background color, brown or orange, while the two printings tracked here differ in coach Don Lenhardt's ear. The color does not settle which ear a slab shows, so PSA's figures for this card are not counted under either printing.
Does 1973 Topps #131 have variations?
Yes. Two states are catalogued and tracked individually: 131a - Ear Airbrushed Out (Coach Don Lenhardt's ear is airbrushed out beneath his cap) and 131b - Ear Visible (Coach Don Lenhardt's ear is visible beneath his cap). Owning any one of them fills the #131 slot; the master set counts each state.
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.