1974 Topps #473 '73 World Series Game 2
Pictures a Hall of Famer: Willie Mays.
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 2 of the 1973 World Series, played in Oakland, ran 12 innings and 4 hours 13 minutes, the longest game in Series history to that point, and the Mets won it 10-7. Willie Mays, 42, lost fly balls in the sun, and in the 12th he drove in Bud Harrelson with a single that was the last hit and RBI of his career. The inning also brought two errors by Oakland second baseman Mike Andrews, after which owner Charlie Finley had him sign an affidavit saying he was injured; Commissioner Bowie Kuhn reinstated him. Tug McGraw pitched six innings for the win. Topps put Mays on #473 in the 1974 set, part of the World Series subset (#472-479), in a New York Mets uniform.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 1,175 | 9 | 185 | 496 | 191 | 138 | 68 | 81 | 7 |
| SGC | 253 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 55 | 51 | 39 | 60 | 2 |
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 1974 Topps #473 card?
It is card #473 of the 660-card 1974 Topps Baseball set, '73 World Series Game #2. 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.