1973 Topps #203 World Series Game No. 1: Tenace the Menace
About this card
Cards #203-210 cover the 1972 World Series between the Oakland Athletics and the Cincinnati Reds game by game, Games 1 through 7, and #210 World Champions closes the run.
The story on this card
Gene Tenace homered in his first two plate appearances in the World Series, both in Game 1 in 1972, the first player ever to do so. The Oakland catcher had hit .225 with five home runs in the regular season and went 1 for 17 in the playoff against Detroit. Oakland played without the injured Reggie Jackson and won Game 1 over Cincinnati, with Ken Holtzman starting and Rollie Fingers and Vida Blue combining for four shutout innings of relief. Blue ended it by getting Pete Rose to ground out to second with the tying run on third. Only Tenace and Bert Campaneris collected hits for the A's, two apiece. The game is card #203 in the 1973 Topps set, in the second series. Tenace finished with four home runs, nine RBI and the Series MVP award as Oakland won in seven games.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 246 | 3 | 62 | 132 | 28 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| SGC | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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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Related cards
Team card: #500 Oakland A's
More Oakland Athletics cards:
- #13 George Hendrick
- #38 Mike Epstein
- #60 Ken Holtzman
- #64 1972 Stolen Base Leaders
- #84 Rollie Fingers
- #155 Sal Bando
- #179 A's Field Leaders
- #201 A.L. Playoffs: Hendrick Scores Winning Run
- #204 World Series Game No. 2: A's Make It Two Straight
- #206 World Series Game No. 4: Tenace Singles in Ninth
- #207 World Series Game No. 5: Odom Out at Plate
- #209 World Series Game No. 7: Campy Starts Winning Rally
- #210 World Champions (Oakland Athletics)
- #214 Dave Hamilton
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1973 Topps #203 card?
It is card #203 of the 660-card 1973 Topps Baseball set, World Series Game No. 1: Tenace the Menace. Cards #203-210 cover the 1972 World Series between the Oakland Athletics and the Cincinnati Reds game by game, Games 1 through 7, and #210 World Champions closes the run.
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.