1973 Topps #8 Tom Hall
About Tom Hall
Hall's first season in Cincinnati produced a 10-1 record, eight saves and a 2.61 ERA. In the 1972 NLCS he won Game Two against Pittsburgh, entering in the fifth inning and striking out Willie Stargell with two runners on, then threw 8 1/3 scoreless innings against Oakland in the World Series. His 1973 Topps card, #8 in the first series, pictures him with the Reds.
Tom Hall was a left-handed pitcher who spent ten seasons in the majors from 1968 to 1977 with the Minnesota Twins, Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets and Kansas City Royals. Listed at 6 feet and 150 pounds, he earned the nickname "the Blade" for his slender build. The Twins drafted him in the third round of the 1966 amateur draft, and he rose quickly through their minor league system before debuting in June 1968. Hall worked as both a starter and a reliever for Minnesota until a December 1971 trade sent him to Cincinnati. There he pitched in a bullpen with Clay Carroll and Pedro Borbon for the early Big Red Machine teams that won a National League pennant in 1972. He reached the postseason with three of his four clubs, Minnesota, Cincinnati and Kansas City. After his career ended in 1977, Hall worked as a supervisor at an aerospace company and later as a United States Postal Service mail carrier for two decades.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 310 | 3 | 120 | 155 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 #8 card?
It is card #8 of the 660-card 1973 Topps Baseball set, picturing Tom Hall of the Cincinnati Reds.
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.