Number of Cards
1973 Topps was scaled back to 660 cardsSize 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 LockmanA- 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 |

























































How many people know that Tony LaRussa scored the winning run on Opening Day that year?
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