1973 Topps #648 Tom Egan
About Tom Egan
Egan's 1972 season with the Chicago White Sox covered 46 games at catcher and a .191 average. He drove in 9 runs, and his two home runs came on June 28 against Oakland and October 3 at Minnesota. His 1973 Topps #648 is a high number from the fifth series and lists him with the White Sox.
Thomas Patrick Egan was a 6-foot-4 catcher out of El Rancho High School in Pico Rivera, California, who signed with the Angels for a $100,000 bonus in 1964. He was 18 when he debuted on May 27, 1965, striking out against Ron Kline to end a loss in Washington. Egan caught for the California Angels (1965-1970, 1974-1975) and the Chicago White Sox (1971-1972): 373 games over ten major league seasons, a .200 average with 22 home runs and 91 RBI. A November 1970 trade sent him to Chicago with Jay Johnstone and Tom Bradley, and 1971 became his fullest year: 85 games, 10 homers, 34 RBI. California reclaimed him in the December 1973 Rule 5 draft, and on September 28, 1974 he caught Nolan Ryan's third no-hitter, a 15-strikeout game against Minnesota that ended with Ryan walking Harmon Killebrew and fanning Eric Soderholm. Egan played his last game on June 15, 1975 and was released by the Angels that year.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 141 | 5 | 44 | 78 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 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 #648 card?
It is card #648 of the 660-card 1973 Topps Baseball set, picturing Tom Egan of the Chicago White Sox.
Why is #648 harder to find?
It is a high number card from the fifth and last print series, #529-660 - the scarce end of the set.
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.