1973 Topps #72 Ron Reed
About Ron Reed
Reed struck out 111 batters and threw one shutout for the 1972 Braves. In 1973 he went 4-11 with a 4.41 ERA and made 19 starts. He worked 116 1/3 innings in 20 games and drove in seven runs at the plate. On April 8, 1974, he was the winning pitcher in the game in which Hank Aaron hit his 715th home run, off Al Downing, passing Babe Ruth. His first-series #72 lists him with Atlanta.
Ron Reed pitched for Atlanta and St. Louis as a starter before moving into Philadelphia's bullpen. He had also played two NBA seasons at forward for the Detroit Pistons. At Notre Dame, he averaged 19 points and 14.3 rebounds during his college basketball career; Detroit selected him in the third round of the 1965 NBA draft. That year he also signed with the Milwaukee Braves organization. He reached the majors with Atlanta in September 1966 and pitched 19 seasons. Reed earned the save in Game 2 of the 1980 World Series as Philadelphia beat Kansas City for the championship, then appeared in three games of the 1983 Series against Baltimore. He finished his playing career with the White Sox in 1984, totaling 146 wins, 103 saves and 55 complete games. In 1990 he entered the Indiana Baseball Hall of Fame.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 360 | 15 | 154 | 158 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 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 #72 card?
It is card #72 of the 660-card 1973 Topps Baseball set, picturing Ron Reed of the Atlanta Braves.
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.