1973 Topps #587 Rich McKinney
About Rich McKinney
McKinney joined Oakland on December 1, 1972, as the player to be named later in the Matty Alou-for-Rob Gardner trade with the Yankees. He was used mostly as a pinch hitter for the A's in 1973, was sent to Tucson in late July, and returned in September, finishing at .246 in 48 games. Card #587 is in the high-number fifth series and shows him with the Athletics.
Rich McKinney was a right-handed hitting infielder and outfielder who played parts of seven seasons between 1970 and 1977 for the White Sox, Yankees and Athletics. A catcher and shortstop at Ohio University, where he made first-team All-MAC in 1967 and 1968, he was the 14th overall pick of the 1968 draft by Chicago and received a $25,000 bonus. He debuted June 26, 1970, starting at third base, a position he had never played professionally. His 1971 season with Chicago was the best of his career. Chicago traded him to the Yankees for Stan Bahnsen that December. He later spent most of 1974 through 1976 at Triple-A Tucson before a last big-league season in 1977. He finished with a .225 average, 20 home runs and 100 RBIs.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 156 | 1 | 54 | 82 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 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 #587 card?
It is card #587 of the 660-card 1973 Topps Baseball set, picturing Rich McKinney of the Oakland Athletics.
Why is #587 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.
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.