1973 Topps #44 Rick Monday
About Rick Monday
Monday batted .249 with 42 RBI and 12 stolen bases for Chicago in 1972. His 1973 Topps #44 appeared in the first series. He hit 26 home runs and scored 93 runs for the Cubs in 1973. His 148 hits in 554 at-bats made a .267 average.
Robert James Monday Jr. was the first overall pick in the inaugural 1965 MLB draft, signed by the Kansas City Athletics out of Arizona State, where he had led the Sun Devils to the 1965 College World Series title. A center fielder, he broke into the majors in September 1966 and played 19 big league seasons for the Kansas City/Oakland Athletics, Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers, finishing his career with 241 home runs and a .264 average. A two-time All-Star, he reached the postseason with two different clubs and won a World Series with the Dodgers in 1981. He hit the pennant-clinching home run in Game 5 of that year's NLCS. In a 1976 incident at Dodger Stadium, he grabbed an American flag from two protesters trying to burn it on the field, and President Gerald Ford phoned to congratulate him. After retiring as a player he became a Dodgers broadcaster in 1985 and later called games on both radio and television.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 283 | 5 | 99 | 144 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 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 #44 card?
It is card #44 of the 660-card 1973 Topps Baseball set, picturing Rick Monday of the Chicago Cubs.
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.