1973 Topps

Number of Cards

1973 Topps was scaled back to 660 cards

Size of Cards

Standard size , which measure 2½” by 3½”.

Basic Features

The front of these cards contains a color photograph of the player, with the player's name and team located below the photograph. The front is accented by a silhouette, located below the player's photograph. The silhouette is inside a colored circle, indicative of the player's position, which is noted just below it.

The backs are in vertical format for the first time since the 1968 Topps. The backs contain the standard statistics, biography information, and a cartoon.

Subsets include
Statistical Leaders (LL)
All Time Leader cards (AL)
World Series Highlights (WS)
Playoff Highlights (CS)
Managers and Coaches (MC)
Boyhood Photos (BP).


Released in 5 series
series 1 (1-132)
series 2 (133-264)
series 3 (265-396)
series 4 (397-528)
series 5 (528-660).

Short Prints

Series 5 cards (428-660) are scarce and demand a premium.

Errors and Variations

81 Whitey Lockman
A- Solid background
B- Natural backgrounds on right in little boxes

179B-left ear not showing

Number	Player
21	Randy Hundley
44	Rick Monday
61	Batting Leaders
70	Milt Pappas
81A	Solid backgrounds
81B	Natural backgrounds
115	Ron Santo
139	Carmen Fanzone RC
180	Fergie Jenkins
200	Billy Williams
262	Jack Aker
285	Don Kessinger
309	Paul Popovich
328	Bill Bonham
367	Burt Hooton
393	Jose Cardenal
414	Ken Rudolph
426	Dave LaRoche
440	Glenn Beckert
464	Chicago Cubs TC
482	Rick Reuschel RC
501	Larry Gura
527	Dan McGinn
552	J.C. Martin
565	Jim Hickman
580	Joe Pepitone
603	Rookie Third Basemen
605	Rookie First Baseman
645	Bob Locker