1973 Topps #617 Rich Chiles
About Rich Chiles
Chiles played all 8 of his 1973 Mets games between April 11 and 24, starting 7 in center field. In the second game of the April 22 doubleheader against Montreal, he went 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI in a 13-3 win. His Mets card, 1973 Topps #617, belonged to the fifth-series high numbers.
Rich Chiles was a left-handed-hitting outfielder from Sacramento, California, raised in Winters, who played six major league seasons between 1971 and 1978. The Houston Astros took him in the second round of the 1968 draft out of Winters High School. He played for Houston in 1971 and 1972, went to the New York Mets that November in the trade that sent Tommie Agee to Houston, returned to the Astros briefly in 1976, and played two seasons with the Minnesota Twins in 1977 and 1978. He hit .254 with 6 home runs and 76 RBI in 284 games. He is a cousin of Hall of Famer George Kelly.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 186 | 3 | 42 | 113 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 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 #617 card?
It is card #617 of the 660-card 1973 Topps Baseball set, picturing Rich Chiles of the New York Mets.
Why is #617 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.
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