1973 Topps #219 St. Louis Cardinals
Hall of Famers on the 1972 St. Louis Cardinals roster: Lou Brock, Bob Gibson, Red Schoendienst, Ted Simmons and Joe Torre.
About this card
This is one of the 24 team cards, one for each club. Managers appear on separate Field Leaders cards this year, and #500 reads "Oakland A's" on the front.
The story on this card
Topps #219 in the 1973 set is the St. Louis Cardinals team card, from the second series. The 1972 club went 75-81 under Red Schoendienst and finished fourth in the National League East, 21 1/2 games behind the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Cardinals scored 568 runs and allowed 600 with a 3.42 team ERA, playing at Busch Stadium. The roster carried four more Hall of Famers besides the manager: outfielder Lou Brock, whose stolen-base title is shown on League Leaders card #64, pitcher Bob Gibson, who won a Gold Glove, catcher Ted Simmons and Joe Torre. Their own cards in the set are #320, #190, #85 and #450. Schoendienst appears with coaches Vern Benson, George Kissel and Barney Schultz on #497.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 248 | 4 | 57 | 135 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| SGC | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 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 #219 card?
It is card #219 of the 660-card 1973 Topps Baseball set, picturing the St. Louis Cardinals. This is one of the 24 team cards, one for each club. Managers appear on separate Field Leaders cards this year, and #500 reads "Oakland A's" on the front.
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.