1973 Topps #20 Stan Bahnsen
About Stan Bahnsen
Bahnsen struck out 157 batters in 252 1/3 innings for Chicago in 1972. His first-series White Sox card was 1973 Topps #20. On August 21, 1973, he carried a no-hitter against Cleveland into the ninth inning before Walt Williams singled with 2 outs.
Stan Bahnsen pitched 16 major-league seasons for the Yankees, White Sox, Athletics, Expos, Angels and Phillies, winning the 1968 American League Rookie of the Year award with New York. The Yankees drafted the Nebraska right-hander in the fourth round in 1965 after he earned All-Big Eight and third-team All-America honors. Nebraska fans nicknamed him the "Bahnsen Burner." With Chicago, he worked in Chuck Tanner's three-man rotation. His later nickname, "Stanley Struggle," referred to his habit of pitching out of jams. He finished his major-league career in 1982 with California and Philadelphia, then pitched for Triple-A Portland in 1983. His major-league totals included 146 wins, 1,359 strikeouts and 20 saves. He entered the Iowa Sports Hall of Fame in 2009.
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Print variations
Two states of #20 are tracked individually: 20a - Small Gap In Left Border and 20b - No Gap In Border. The difference is on the front of the card (print flaw).
States catalogued by the PSA master set registry and the Trading Card Database; each is tracked here individually.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20a - Small Gap In Left Border | |||||||||
| PSA | 67 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 |
| SGC | 13 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20b - No Gap In Border | |||||||||
| PSA | 152 | 5 | 74 | 61 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Not designated by PSA | |||||||||
| PSA | 206 | 4 | 78 | 105 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 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. Where a grader registers a variation separately its population is listed under that variation; PSA slabs whose label names no variation are listed as not designated, while SGC slabs whose label names no variation are counted under 20a - Small Gap In Left Border.
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Team card: #481 Chicago White Sox
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1973 Topps #20 card?
It is card #20 of the 660-card 1973 Topps Baseball set, picturing Stan Bahnsen of the Chicago White Sox.
Does 1973 Topps #20 have variations?
Yes. Two states are catalogued and tracked individually: 20a - Small Gap In Left Border (A small gap breaks the black frame line on the left side of the photo - the error printing. Bahnsen's card is also known with a large gap in the same border; that third printing is not one of the two states tracked here) and 20b - No Gap In Border (The black frame line on the left side of the photo is unbroken - the corrected printing). Owning any one of them fills the #20 slot; the master set counts each state.
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.