1974 Topps #472 '73 World Series Game 1
About this card
Cards #472-478 cover the 1973 World Series between the Oakland Athletics and the New York Mets one game per card, Games 1 through 7, and #479 "A's Celebrate" closes the run.
The story on this card
Game 1 of the 1973 World Series opened in Oakland with Jon Matlack of the Mets against Ken Holtzman of the Athletics. In the third inning Holtzman doubled and scored when Bert Campaneris's routine grounder bounced between second baseman Felix Millan's legs; Campaneris then stole second and scored on Joe Rudi's single. John Milner's RBI single in the fourth, scoring Cleon Jones, was the only New York run, and Oakland won 2-1. Holtzman got the win, Rollie Fingers and Darold Knowles followed him, and Knowles took the save. Topps put Knowles on #472 in the 1974 set, part of the World Series subset (#472-479), and shows him with Oakland. Knowles appeared in all seven games of the Series, the first pitcher to do so in a seven-game Series.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 250 | 2 | 97 | 112 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| SGC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 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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Related cards
Team card: #246 Oakland A's
More Oakland Athletics cards:
- #7 Jim Hunter
- #57 Darold Knowles
- #79 Gene Tenace
- #103 Sal Bando
- #130 Reggie Jackson
- #141 Pat Bourque
- #155 Bert Campaneris
- #180 Ken Holtzman
- #202 1973 Home Run Leaders
- #203 1973 Runs Batted In Leaders
- #212 Rollie Fingers
- #228 Ted Kubiak
- #264 Joe Rudi
- #290 Vida Blue
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1974 Topps #472 card?
It is card #472 of the 660-card 1974 Topps Baseball set, '73 World Series Game #1. Cards #472-478 cover the 1973 World Series between the Oakland Athletics and the New York Mets one game per card, Games 1 through 7, and #479 "A's Celebrate" closes the run.
How many cards are in the 1974 Topps Baseball set?
660 cards, tracked as 678 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 660 with none skipped, issued all at once as a single series and printed in equal quantities; 17 cards carry catalogued print variations that the master set counts separately - fourteen San Diego / "Washington Nat'l Lea." pairs (thirteen Padres player cards and the #226 team card), the three-state #599 Rookie Pitchers, the #608 Apodaco misspelling and the #654 Jesus Alou front without a position.
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.