1973 Topps #41 Tom Walker
About Tom Walker
Walker pitched in 54 games for the 1973 Expos, all of them in relief, up from 46 appearances in his 1972 debut season. He went 7-5 with a 3.63 ERA and four saves. He struck out 68 batters in 91 2/3 innings. Topps issued him on #41 with the Montreal Expos, a rookie card from the first print series.
Tom Walker was a right-handed pitcher who worked mostly in relief for the Montreal Expos, Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Cardinals and California Angels between 1972 and 1977. A Tampa native who graduated from George D. Chamberlain High School in 1966, he was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in January 1968. On August 4, 1971, pitching for the Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs in the Double-A Dixie Association, he threw a 15-inning no-hitter, beating Albuquerque 1-0 on 193 pitches. Montreal took him in the Rule 5 draft, and he debuted on April 23, 1972. He appeared in 191 major league games, 17 of them starts. His record was 18-23 with a 3.87 ERA. While playing winter ball in Puerto Rico after Christmas 1972, he helped Roberto Clemente load a plane of Nicaraguan earthquake relief supplies. He offered to fly along, but Clemente told him to stay behind and enjoy New Year's Eve. The plane crashed off Isla Verde with no survivors. Walker was elected to the Texas League Hall of Fame in July 2015. His son Neil retired from the majors in 2021. Walker died in Gibsonia, Pennsylvania, in 2023 at age 74.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 274 | 3 | 99 | 137 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 #41 card?
It is card #41 of the 660-card 1973 Topps Baseball set, picturing Tom Walker of the Montreal Expos.
Is 1973 Topps #41 a rookie card?
Yes - #41 is the 1973 Topps rookie card of Tom Walker.
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.
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