1972 Topps
 

I don't get it. I've seen this set listed as a favorite of some, I consider it the most over rated set of the 1970's.

Pro:
Cool design template.

Cons:
Grainy photographs throughout the set.
In Action cards of second stringers, I can't imagine how many kids were disappointed when they pulled a Tom Haller in action card.
Boyhood photos.
Cards that have pictures of trophy's.



Agree or Disagree?

Agreed about the poor photo quality, but the design is so cool I tend to overlook it. The Nolan Ryan card is one of my favorite of his. I also really like the Clemente and F. Robinson cards.

I love that set and especially the 'in action' cards. You gotta remember that kids are into their own favorite team, so as a Mets fan I loved getting the Koosman, Foli, Kranepool, Frisella, Harrelson and the other 'in action' cards. It nearly doubled the size of my Mets pile, so that was a huge plus. It wasn't all about the stars, you know?

As a Tiger fan, it stinks having Tom Haller and Billy Martin in action cards. I didn't collect in 72, but I did collect during the in action release of 82. No Tigers, but I still enjoyed getting a 2nd card of the stars.

What was strange about the In Action Cards were that teams like the Mets,Yanks,A,s and Giants all had at least 10 cards while the Orioles with the Robinsons,Powell,Palmer,Mcnally etc. and the Cardinals with Brock,Gibson, Torre(MVP) had none. I could see the 72 Indians having none but the Padres had about half a dozen. This never made sense to me even as a kid in 1972.

1972
 

Great and colorful set with many cool variations...or if Daren is listening...print defects :)

The interesting thing is how tastes change. There was a time when I had zero interest in the 58' set. Didn't like it at all. Somewhere along the way my taste changed and I now love that set.

'72 Topps
 

Personally I have always liked the set. I just thought they looked cool.

Z Wheat

72 T set
 

I agree it was quite 70s " hip mod" style when they came out..as a kid..I thought they were pretty cool.. that was around the time when some players like Joe Pepitone started wearing a toupee during the games

72 Topps
 

No fewer than 5 HOF'ers on that card.

The Cubs' team card includes 5 Hofers and Joe Pepitone. Unbeatable.

Size Matters!:D

I absolutely LOVE 72Topps. Design and gargantuousness!! (wrd?). Of all the Topps sets it is my third fav. 52 then 60 then 72. (And a whole 72 set can be had for about a grand!) And there a TON of variations in the 72s! Dave:)

Love Hate
 

Part of me hates it, part of me likes it. Way too many subsets (boyhood photos, etc.). Some nice action shots. Design a little cheesy but retro. Good acid trip.

I agree on the in action cards. Very odd distribution. Dick Dietz, Bob Barton, George Mitterwald, in action, but not Bob Gibson or F Robby? And Hank Aaron in action is the worst of the lot.

One really needs to be experienced with powerful hallucinagenics in order to fully appreciate the 72's.:) Dave.

I always liked the 1972 design. It was nice to get back to white edges after the 1971's. But the "action" photo's were mostly lackluster at best. The Aaron action card was particularly bad. Instead of a follow through blasting a homerun, you get a card that looks like he can barely make it around the bases. They had to have better choices available than that!

I like the set but have to admit, it did get old shelling out the bucks for those high # commons.:) I wish I had a scan of it but the Bill Melton IA card looks to me like he's putting a terrible swing on the ball, nice choice Topps. The Clemente IA card is the best of the bunch.

Scans in the following post.

Scans for previous post. Neither of thse cards are from my set.

I never liked the subsets when I was a kid, especially of course the plain checklists, so adding all of these extra cards to take the set to nearly 800 didn't thrill me. I didn't like the In Action shots for that reason, but never really paid attention to the player selection on those. I did like the Aaron, Mays, Bench, Rose and Clemente poses though, among others. A home run trot from Hank is priceless. That candid "Ah c'mon, are you kidding me?" look from Clemente is gold. One thing I remember is a kid in my class didn't care if he had the IA or regular card of any particular player, so I made out well in trades with him (he had the same attitude with '69 Deckles and decals vs. regular card--that was almost stealing).

Seeing Clemente take a 3rd strike, isn't what I would call the best card.



The Munson and Seaver in action cards are similar to the Aaron.

Interesting. I never noticed that.

I'm not sure that's what's happening in Roberto's Action card. I remember him doing neck stretches as he stepped into the batters box. I wonder if the photog snapped him in the middle of his routine.

... but does anyone want to explain to me what Seaver is doing in his "action" shot? Looks like he's trying to force out a doody.

About the grainy photographs. Agree on the earlier series, but the high number shots are vivid and very colorful. Same thing with the semi-high numbers, though they have a reddish pink tint to them.

[QUOTE=brewing;1144471]Seeing Clemente take a 3rd strike, isn't what I would call the best card.


The candid moment that was captured in that card is priceless to me. Could be any moment in the count, I just love what I assume to be the "you gotta be kidding" me expression & body language. I think many of these "action" cards leave a lot to be desired but I still bought each and every one of 'em for my set. ;)

I love the IA cards. I just wonder how they picked the players. It seems like half of the players were Superstars and the other half total stiffs. A lot of lousy catchers,Bob Barton,Pat Corrales,Curt Blefary,George Mitterwald,Tom Haller and we can,t forget Ed Kirkpatrick. Out of 72 IA cards the Mets had 11 and the Giants 10 while Baltimore,Cleveland,Texas,St.Louis,Milwaukee and Houston got shut out.