
Royce Clayton
1998 • Topps
#118

The 1980 Topps Darold Knowles #286 captures the reliever during his tenure with the St. Louis Cardinals. A vintage baseball card from one of Topps' most collected decades.
1980 • Topps
MLB • St. Louis Cardinals
Near Mint
286
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Darold Knowles' 1980 Topps card occupies the lower tier of his overall cardboard footprint, consistent with late-career base issues for relief pitchers of his era. With only one active listing, price discovery is limited and the card trades in a thin market where a single transaction can skew perceived value. Knowles is best remembered for his historic 1973 World Series performance — seven appearances in seven games — which anchors collector interest primarily in his early-to-mid 1970s cards rather than this sunset-era issue.
This is a standard base card from the 1980 Topps set, which was produced in high volume, meaning raw copies remain widely available and population reports for graded examples are modest at best. There are no known short prints, parallels, or serial-numbered variants associated with this card, placing it firmly in the common tier. Graded copies in PSA or BGS holders do exist but represent a small fraction of the total print run, and high-grade examples (PSA 9 or better) can command a relative premium simply due to the era's centering and print quality challenges.
Knowles is a retired player with a niche but stable collector base driven largely by 1973 World Series nostalgia rather than broad mainstream demand. The 1980 Topps issue is unlikely to see significant appreciation given its late-career timing and high print run, though condition-sensitive collectors targeting set completion or high-grade registry builds may sustain modest demand. Grading submission trends for this card are low, suggesting limited speculative interest, and market momentum remains flat without a catalyst such as a Hall of Fame candidacy resurgence or major media retrospective.

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