1973 Topps #19 Tim Foli
About Tim Foli
On July 8, 1973, at Jarry Park, Houston's Bob Watson slid into Foli at second base trying to break up a double play, and Foli left on a stretcher with a broken jaw. Montreal fans threw debris at Watson when he returned to left field. Foli missed a month, then drew a three-game suspension for bumping an umpire. He hit .240 with 2 home runs and 36 RBI. His #19 card shows him with the Expos.
Tim Foli was a shortstop who played 16 seasons, 1970 through 1985, for the Mets, Expos, Giants, Pirates, Angels and Yankees. The Mets made him the first overall pick of the 1968 draft out of Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, California, after he hit .562 as a senior. A contact hitter who rarely struck out, he led league shortstops in fielding percentage in 1980 and 1982, and finished with a .251 average and 25 home runs in 1,696 games. His fiery temper produced fights with a teammate, a Mets coach and opposing players. He was the starting shortstop on the Pirates team that won the 1979 World Series. He later coached for the Rangers, Brewers, Royals, Reds and Mets organization and managed Washington's Triple-A clubs. Teammates called him Crazy Horse for the way he paced the dugout.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 360 | 5 | 183 | 142 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 11 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 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 #19 card?
It is card #19 of the 660-card 1973 Topps Baseball set, picturing Tim Foli of the Montreal Expos.
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.