1973 Topps #482 Rick Reuschel
About Rick Reuschel
Reuschel and the Cubs got off to a fast start in 1973 before fading in midsummer, a slide he blamed on short-arming the ball. He finished 14-15 with a 3.00 ERA in 36 starts. His rookie card, #482, falls in the fourth series and lists him with Chicago. His 1972 line had been 10-8 with a 2.93 ERA.
Rick Reuschel was a big right-handed sinkerballer who won 214 games over 19 seasons, most of them for poor Chicago Cubs teams. A third-round pick out of Western Illinois in 1970, he reached the majors on June 19, 1972, and pitched for the Cubs from 1972 to 1981, then for the Yankees, the Cubs again in 1983 and 1984, the Pirates and the Giants. He won 20 games in 1977, was an All-Star that year, in 1987 and in 1989, and won Gold Gloves in 1985 and 1987. He lost all of 1982 to two rotator cuff surgeries and won 14 games with a 2.27 ERA for Pittsburgh in 1985, taking Comeback Player honors. Later, he won 17 games for the 1989 National League champion Giants. He finished with a 3.37 ERA, 2,015 strikeouts and 102 complete games. Known as Big Daddy, because his speed belied his heavy frame, he also had a brother, Paul, who pitched for the Cubs.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 325 | 5 | 105 | 146 | 29 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| SGC | 16 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 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 #482 card?
It is card #482 of the 660-card 1973 Topps Baseball set, picturing Rick Reuschel of the Chicago Cubs.
Is 1973 Topps #482 a rookie card?
Yes - #482 is the 1973 Topps rookie card of Rick Reuschel.
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.