1972 Topps In Action Signed
 

The 1972 Topps In Action series is my all time favorite subset ever since 1972! A couple of years ago, I decided to try to see how many signed copies I could acquire. If anyone has any available, please let me know. I knew Clemente / Munson would be impossible or VERY expensive. However, I recently picked this Clemente up, with the seller stating it was a "clubhouse signature". Needless to say I did not pay much for it and am very happy to have this in my collection at least as a representation of this card. Any comments or opinions of this card or signature would be greatly appreciated.

Neat project Tom.

I think someone, maybe Darren, has created and posted some IA cards that should have been

I have seen them and have saved some of the art work to my computer. I don't know if actual cards were made. If they were I would LOVE to buy them.

I've thought the same thing and have recently started collecting signed versions of the cards, though at a slow pace. I've got 14 of them now, with Hank being the only tough one. Most of them I've picked up recently TTM. Still quite a few who sign freely or can be had through signings, but guys are getting old - 1972 was almost 50 years ago.

Speaking of which Glenn Beckert just passed.

The ones Darren made are amazing. Not sure if he will now but I asked a couple years ago and he wasn't printing out copies at that time to sell.

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1972 Topps In Action Signed (72 Cards – 12 per series)

32 Cleon Jones – New York Mets (Outfield)
34 Billy Martin – Detroit Tigers (Manager)
36 Jerry Johnson – San Francisco Giants (Pitcher)
38 Carl Yastrzemski – Boston Red Sox [HOF]
40 Bob Barton – San Diego Padres (Catcher)
42 Tommy Davis - Oakland A’s (First Base)
44 Rick Wise – Philadelphia Phillies (Pitcher)
46 Glenn Beckert – Chicago Cubs (Second Base)
48 John Ellis – New York Yankees (First Base / Catcher)
50 Willie Mays – San Francisco Giants [HOF]
52 Harmon Killebrew – Minnesota Twins (First Base) [HOF]
54 Bud Harrelson – New York Mets (Shortstop)

164 Tug McGraw – New York Mets (Pitcher)
166 Chris Speier – San Francisco Giants (Shortstop)
168 Deron Johnson – Philadelphia Phillies (First Base)
170 Vida Blue – Oakland A’s (Pitcher)
172 Darrell Evans – Atlanta Braves (Third Base)
174 Clay Kirby – San Diego Padres (Pitcher)
176 Tom Haller – Detroit Tigers (Catcher)
178 Paul Schaal – Kansas City Royals (Third Base)
180 Dock Ellis – Pittsburg Pirates (Pitcher)
182 Ed Kranepool – New York Mets (First Base)
184 Bill Melton – Chicago White Sox (Third Base)
186 Ron Bryant – San Francisco Giants (Pitcher)

292 Hal McRae – Cincinnati Reds (Outfield)
294 Danny Frisella – New York Mets (Pitcher)
296 Dick Dietz – San Francisco Giants (Catcher)
298 Claude Osteen – Los Angeles Dodgers (Pitcher)
300 Hank Aaron – Atlanta Braves (Outfield / First Base) [HOF]
302 George Mitterwald – Minnesota Twins
304 Joe Pepitone – Chicago Cubs (First Base)
306 Ken Boswell – New York Mets (First Base)
308 Steve Renko – Montreal Expos (Pitcher)
310 Roberto Clemente – Pittsburg Pirates (Outfield) [HOF] Died 12.31.72 /age 38
312 Clay Carroll – Cincinnati Reds (Pitcher)
314 Luis Aparicio – Boston Red Sox (Shortstop) [HOF]

426 Ken Singleton – New York Mets (Outfield)
428 Tito Fuentes – San Francisco Giants (Second Base)
430 Bob Robertson – Pittsburg Pirates (First Base)
432 Clarence Gaston – San Diego Padres (Outfield)
434 Johnny Bench – Cincinnati Reds (Catcher) [HOF]
436 Reggie Jackson – Oakland A’s (Outfield) [HOF]
438 Maury Wills – Los Angeles Dodgers (Shortstop)
440 Billy Williams – Chicago Cubs (Outfield) [HOF]
442 Thurman Munson – New York Yankees (Catcher)
444 Ken Henderson – San Francisco Giants (Outfield)
446 Tom Seaver – New York Mets (Pitcher) [HOF]
448 Willie Stargell – Pittsburg Pirates (Outfield) [HOF]

552 Ollie Brown – San Diego Padres (Outfield)
554 Wilbur Wood – Chicago White Sox (Pitcher)
556 Ron Santo – Chicago Cubs (Third Base) [HOF] Died 12.2.10 / Age 70
558 John Odom – Oakland A’s (Pitcher)
560 Pete Rose – Cincinnati Reds (Outfield)
561 Leo Cardanas – California Angels (Shortstop)
564 Ray Sadecki – New York Mets (Pitcher)
566 Reggie Smith – Boston Red Sox (Outfield)
568 Juan Marichal – San Francisco Giants (Pitcher) [HOF]
570 Ed Kirkpatrick – Kansas City Royals (Catcher / Outfield)
572 Nate Colbert – San Diego Padres (First Base)
573 Fritz Peterson – New York Yankees (Pitcher)

692 Curt Blefary – Oakland A’s (Catcher / Outfield)
694 Alan Gallagher – San Francisco Giants (Third Base)
696 Rod Carew – Minnesota Twins (Second Base) [HOF]
698 Jerry Kooseman – New York Mets (Pitcher)
700 Bobby Murcer – New York Yankees (Outfield)
702 Jose Pagan – Pittsburg Pirates (Third Base)
704 Doug Griffin – Boston Red Sox (Second Base)
706 Pat Corrales – Cincinnati Reds (Catcher)
708 Tim Foli – New York Mets (Infield)
710 Jim Kaat – Minnesota Twins (Pitcher)
712 Bobby Bonds – San Francisco Giants (Outfield)
714 Gene Michael – New York Yankees (Shortstop)

You may want to go after Aparico soon. Not a hard auto, but he just turned 86 this week.