1973 Topps #321 Rich Hinton
About Rich Hinton
The Rangers bought his contract from the Yankees on September 7, 1972, and he made five relief appearances for them, all in losing efforts. Card #321, from the third series, shows him with Texas, though on March 8, 1973 the Rangers sent him and Vince Colbert to Cleveland for Alex Johnson. He never pitched for the Indians, who released him on April 1, 1974. His 1972 line of 1-1 with a 3.86 ERA in 12 games was split between New York and Texas.
Rich Hinton was a left-handed pitcher from Tucson who worked parts of six major league seasons between 1971 and 1979, going 9-17 with a 4.87 ERA in 116 games. He starred at the University of Arizona, going 32-8 over three seasons, and was drafted five times in five years before signing with the White Sox in the third round of the 1969 secondary draft. Chicago was the club he kept returning to, in three separate stints. His career ran through the Yankees, Rangers, Reds and Mariners, and in 1977 he pitched in Mexico City, where he went 14-8. His best year came in 1978, when he pitched 29 games for the White Sox with a 4.02 ERA and both of his career complete games. On June 3 of that season he recorded his first major league save. He died in 2025 at 78.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 196 | 3 | 74 | 104 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 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 #321 card?
It is card #321 of the 660-card 1973 Topps Baseball set, picturing Rich Hinton of the Texas Rangers.
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.