Description

1971 Topps is a 752-card set released in six series. The set is best known for its black borders, which is a challenge to complete in strict mint condition. Featured subsets within this set include League Leaders (61-72), Playoffs cards (195-202), and World Series cards (327-332). As usual, cards from the last two series -- Series Five (524-643) and Six (644-752) -- are somewhat scarce. 66 of the 108 Series Six cards were short-printed.

The key Rookie Cards in this set are the multi-player Rookie Card of Dusty Baker and Don Baylor and the individual cards of Bert Blyleven, Dave Concepcion, Steve Garvey, and Ted Simmons.

Distribution

Wax: 24 packs per box, ten cards plus one stick of gum per pack (MSRP: $0.10).

Cello: 24 packs per box, 30 cards plus one stick of gum per pack (MSRP: $0.25).

Rack: 54 cards per pack (MSRP: $0.39).

500 card Vending Boxes.

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds	Retail Odds
Base	752	-	?	?

Checklist

Base Set

Series One

132 Jose Laboy
131 Curt Blefary
130 Denis Menke
129 Aurelio Monteagudo
128 Frank Johnson
126 Danny Coombs
127 Danny Thompson RC
125 Ray Fosse
124 Don Gullett RC
123b Checklist #2 (133-263) VAR: Card number at center
123a Checklist #2 (133-263) VAR: Card number at bottom-right
122 Eddie Watt
121 Jim Dunegan / Roe Skidmore RC
120 Willie Horton
119 Frank Lucchesi MGR
118 Cookie Rojas
117 Ted Simmons RC
116 Ken Sanders
115 Donn Clendenon
114 Billy Conigliaro ASR
113 Jerry Crider
112 Manny Mota
111 Loyd Colson / Bobby Mihell RC
110 Bill Mazeroski
109 Steve Hovley
108 John Cumberland
107 Roy Foster RC Rcup
106 Tom Dukes
105 Tony Conigliaro
104 Dan Frisella
102 Ken Forsch / Larry Howard RC
103 Rich Severson RC
101 Les Cain RCup
100 Pete Rose
99 Mark Belanger
98 Joe Decker RC
97 Floyd Wicker
96 Joe Hague
95 Luis Tiant
94 Don Hahn RC
93 Norm McRae / Denny Riddleberger RC
92 Fred Wenz
91 Bob Lemon MGR
90 Joe Pepitone
89 Ken Brett
88 Hal King
86 Mike Kilkenny
87 Jack Heidemann RC
85 Billy Grabarkewitz
84 Mael Lachemann RC
83 Tim Foli / Randy Bobb RC
82 Casey Cox
81 Felix Millan
80 Bill Melton
79 Wade Blasingame
77 Mike Compton RC
78 Jim Spencer
76 Ted Savage
75 Gary Nolan
74 Pete Hamm / Jim Nettles RC
73 George Brunet
72 Tom Seaver / Bob Gibson / Fergie Jenkins LL NL SO
71 Sam McDowell / Mickey Lolich / Bob Johnson LL AL SO
70 Bob Gibson / Gaylord Perry / Fergie Jenkins LL NL W
69 Mike Cuellar / Dave McNally / Jim Perry LL AL W
68 Tom Seaver / Wayne Simpson / Luke Walker LL NL ERA
67 Diego Segui / Jim Palmer / Clyde Wright LL AL ERA
66 Johnny Bench / Billy Williams / Tony Perez LL NL HR
65 Frank Howard / Harmon Killebrew / Carl Yastrzemski LL AL HR
64 Johnny Bench / Tony Perez / Billy Williams LL NL RBI
63 Frank Howard / Tony Conigliaro / Boog Powell LL AL RBI
62 Rico Carty / Joe Torre / Manny Sanguillen LL NL AVG
60 Dick Bosman
61 Alex Johnson / Carl Yastrzemski / Tony Oliva LL AL AVG
59 Gene Mauch MGR
58 Bill Lee
57 Von Joshua RC
56 Duane Josephson
55 Steve Carlton
53 Paul Blair
54 Checklist #1 (1-132)
52 Oscar Brown / Earl Williams RC
51 Steve Kline RC
50 Willie McCovey
49 Don Money
48 Dave Baldwin
47 Johnny Jeter
46 Dave Campbell
45 Jim Hunter
44 Johnny Edwards
1 Baltimore Orioles TC "1970 World Champions"
2 Dock Ellis
3 Dick McAuliffe
4 Vic Davalillo
1 Baltimore Orioles TC "1970 World Champions"
2 Dock Ellis
3 Dick McAuliffe
4 Vic Davalillo
5 Thurman Munson Rcup
6 Ed Spiezio
7 Jim Holt RC
8 Mike McQueen
9 George Scott
10 Claude Osteen
11 Elliott Maddox RC
12 Johnny Callison
13 Charlie Brinkman / Dick Moloney RC
14 Dave Concepcion
15 Andy Messersmith
16 Ken Singleton RC
17 Billy Sorrell
18 Norm Miller
19 Skip Pitlock RC
20 Reggie Jackson
21 Dan McGinn
22 Phil Roof
23 Oscar Gamble
24 Rich Hand RC
25 Clarence Gaston
26 Bert Blyleven RC
27 Fred Cambria / Gene Clines RC
28 Ron Klimkowski
29 Don Buford
30 Phil Niekro
31 Eddie Kasko MGR
32 Jerry DaVanon
33 Del Unser
34 Sandy Vance RC
35 Lou Piniella
36 Dean Chance
37 Rich McKinney RC
38 Jim Colborn RC
39 Lerrin LaGrow / Gene Lamont RC
40 Lee May
41 Rick Austin RC
42a Boots Day VAR: Stadium light behind ear
42b Boots Day VAR: Stadium light behind ear airbrushed out
43 Steve Kealey

Series Two

262 Jim Williams / Dave Robinson RC
261 Darold Knowles
260 Tommy Harper
259 Dave Marshall
258 Dick Green
257 Nelson Briles
256 Tony Gonzalez
254 Cal Koonce
255 Bob Robertson
253 Bill Sudakis
252 Eddie Leon
251 Frank Reberger
250 Johnny Bench
249 Chico Salmon
248 Hoyt Wilhelm
247 Jerry Cram / Paul Splittorff RC
246 Tony Taylor
245 Jim Kaat
244 Bob Tillman
243 Carlos May
242 Jim Ray
241 Dave Nelson
240 Clyde Wright
239 Red Schoendienst MGR
238 Chuck Dobson
237 Cesar Cedeno RC
236 Bob Humphreys
235 Nate Colbert
234 Jim Lyttle
233 Larry Bowa RCup
232 John Strohmayer RC
231 Vince Colbert / John Lowenstein RC
230 Willie Stargell
229 Jim Hannan
228 Wayne Garrett
227 Floyd Weaver
226 Bill Russell
225 Gary Peters
224 Alan Gallagher RC Rcup
223 Cecil Upshaw
222 Bob Watson
221 Dave Morehead
220 Ron Santo
219 Elrod Hendricks
218 Tony Cloninger
217 Ed Stroud
216 Reggie Cleveland / Luis Melendez RC
215 Diego Segui
214 Al Ferrara
213 Frank Baker RC
212 Rich Hebner
211 Phil Hennigan RC
210 Rod Carew
209 Steve Renko
208 Billy Martin MGR
207 Alan Foster
206 Checklist #3 (264-393)
205 Gerry Moses
204 Bernie Smith / George Kopacz RC
203 Larry Gura RC
202 Cincinnati Reds NLCS "Reds Celebrate!"
201 Ty Cline NLCS GM3 "Cline Scores Winning Run!"
200 Bobby Tolan NLCS GM2 "Tolan Scores For Third Time!"
199 Ty Cline NLCS GM1 "Cline Pinch-Triple Decides It!"
198 Baltimore Orioles ALCS "Orioles Celebrate!"
197 Jim Palmer ALCS GM3 "Palmer Mows 'Em Down"
196 Dave McNally ALCS GM2 "McNally Makes It Two Straight!"
195 Boog Powell ALCS GM1 "Powell Muscles Twins!"
194 Mike Lum
193 Bob Grich RC
191 Mike Andrews
192 Billy Wilson
190 Bob Tolan
189 George Mitterwald
188 Bob Valentine / Mike Strahler RC
186 Bob Spence RC
187 Ted Abernathy
185 Julian Javier
183 Gil Hodges MGR
184 Stan Bahnsen
182 Al Downing
181 Hal Lanier
180 Al Kaline UER: birthdate preceded by "Home:" instead of "Born:"
179 Mike Corkins
178 Dave Duncan
177 Hal McRae
176 Bob Montgomery / Doug Griffin RC
175 Jim Hickman
174 Dave LaRoche RC
173 Gil Garrido
172 Duke Sims
171 Bobby Wine
170 Mike Cuellar
169 Ed Herrmann
168 Bruce Dal Canton
167 Tom Grieve RC
166 Joe Hoerner
165 Cesar Tovar
164 Frank Duffy / Milt Wilcox RC
163 Buck Martinez
161b Coins Checklist VAR: Bottom of card number lines up with 107 Tim McCarver and 153 Mays
161a Coins Checklist VAR: Bottom of card number lines up with 108 Reggie Jackson and empty line
160 Tom Seaver
159 Jarvis Tatum
158 Jerry Reuss
156 Bart Johnson
157 Bob Bailey
155 Ken Henderson
154 Cesar Gutierrez
153 Gary Ross
152 Lloyd Allen / Winston Llenas RC
151 Tommy Davis
150 Sam McDowell
149 Mike Hershberger
148 John Mayberry
147 Bob Priddy
146 Ralph Houk MGR
145 Bill Singer
144 Jackie Hernandez
143 Steve Blass
142 Mack Jones
141 Frank Quilici
139 Paul Casanova
140 Gaylord Perry
138 Joe Lis / Willie Montanez RC
137 Maelino Lopez
136 Duffy Dyer
135 Rick Monday
134 Jose Arcia
133 Mickey Lolich

Series Three

Series Four

523 John Odom
522 Minnesota Twins TC
521 Leron Lee
520 Tommy John
518 Joe Grzenda
519 Willie Crawford
517 Charlie Fox MGR
515 Carl Morton RCup
516 Ted Kubiak
513 Nolan Ryan
514 Ron Woods
512 Dick Mills / Mike Garman RC
511 Chris Short
509 Jim Grant
510 Ken Harrelson
508 Roger Repoz
506 Bobby Knoop
507 George Stone
505 Ollie Brown
503 Gates Brown
504 Ken Wright RC
502 Chicago Cubs TC
501 Andy Ehebarren
500 Jim Perry
499 Checklist #5 (524-643)
498 John Kennedy
497 Horacio Pina RC
496 Woody Woodward
495 Felipe Alou
494 Ralph Garr / Rick Kester
493 Dave May
492 Ken Boswell
491 Jim Hardin
490 Deron Johnson
489 Luis Alado
488 Jerry Stephenson
487 Paul Schaal
486 Steve Huntz
485 Ken McMullen
484 Don Wilson
483 Gene Michael
482 San Diego Padres TC
481 Daryl Patterson
480 Manny Sanguillen
479 Dennis Higgins
478 Bernie Carbo RCup
477 Earl Weaver MGR
476 Dal Maxvill
475 Ron Perranoski
474 Jim Fairey
473 Gary Wagner
472 Ken Rudolph
471 Tom Griffin
470 Bob Oliver
469 Bob Aspromonte
468 Frank Fernandez
467 Al Santorini
466 Ken Berry
465 Tim McCarver
464 Aurelio Rodriguez
463 Tom Kelley

Series Five

643 Rick Reichardt
642 Jim Roland
641 New York Mets TC
640 Frank Robinson
639 Tom Haller
638 Stan Williams
637 Dave Bristol MGR
636 Denny Lemaster
635 Bobby Murcer
634 Phil Regan
633 Bobby Brooks / Pete Koegel / Scott Northey RC
632 Darrel Chaney
631 Eddie Fisher
630 Roberto Clemente
629 John Hiller
627 Steve Hamilton
628 John Bateman
626 Freddie Patek
625 Lou Brock
624 Oakland Athletics TC
623 Pat Jarvis
622 Joe Lahoud
621 Ron Bryant
620 Frank Howard
619c Checklist #6 (644-752) VAR: Black mark on helmet above ear and along front brim
619b Checklist #6 (644-752) VAR: Black mark on helmet above ear
619a Checklist #6 (644-752) ERR: No copyright on back
617 Clay Dalrymple
618 Tug McGraw
616 Larry Hisle
615 Mel Stottlemyre
614 Billy Cowan
613 Pedro Borbon
612 Lou Camilli / Ted Ford / Steve Mingori RC
610 Amos Otis
611 Tom Phoebus
609 Leo Durocher MGR
608 Mike Wegener
607 Paul Ratliff
606 Chuck Taylor
605 Orlando Cepeda
604 John Gelnar
603 Pittsburgh Pirates TC
601 Ken Tatum
602 Marty Martinez
600 Willie Mays
599 Norm Cash
598 Rick Wise
597 Ken Suarez
596 Mike Jorgensen
595 Dave Johnson
594 Bob Chlupsa / Bob Stinson / Al Hrabosky RC
593 Jack Aker
592 Randy Hundley
591 Jackie Brown RC
590 Alex Johnson
589 Bob Barton
588 Tom Bradley RC
587 Sonny Jackson
586 Dick Woodson
585 Willie Davis
584 Cleveland Indians TC
583 Ron Cook RC
582 Dave Cash RCup
581 Roger Nelson
580 Tony Perez
579 Marty Pattin
578 Ron Hunt
577 Jim Lonborg
576 Adrian Garrett / Brock Davis / Garry Jestadt
575 Bill Freehan
574 Jim Bunning
573 Ed Kranepool
572 Jerry Kenney
571 Ted Sizemore
570 Jim Palmer
569 Ivan Murrell
568 Sal Campisi
567 Walt Alston MGR
566 Tim Cullen
565 Jim Wynn
564 Al Fitzmorris
563 San Francisco Giants TC
561 Syd O'Brien
560 Rusty Staub
559 Terry Cox / Bill Gogolewski / Gary Jones RC
558 Hector Torres
557 Tom Satriano
556 Jim McGlothlin
555 Walt Williams
553 Kevin Collins
554 Lowell Palmer
552 Buddy Bradford
551 Frank Linzy
550 Harmon Killebrew
549 Jim Brewer
548 Don Mason
547 Pat Dobson
546 John Matias
545 Dick Dietz
544 Vida Blue
543 New York Yankees TC
542 Bob Miller
541 Bob Burda
540 Larry Dierker
539 Larry Brown
538 Angel Bravo
537 Tom Egan
536 Claude Raymond
535 Curt Flood
534 Luke Walker
533 Mike Ryan
532 Bill Rigney MGR
531 Mike Torrez
530 Carl Yastrzemski
529 Enzo Hernandez / Bill Buckner / Marty Perez RC
528 Wally Bunker
527 Cleon Jones
526 Ray Jarvis
525 Ernie Banks
524 Mickey Stanley

Series Six

752 Dick Drago
751 Al Weis SP
750 Denny McLain SP
749 Ken Szotkiewicz RC
748 John Purdin SP
747 Al Severinsen / Scipio Spinks / Balor Moore RC
746 Andy Kosco
745 Sandy Alomar, Sr. SP
744 Chuck Manuel SP
743 John O'Donoghue SP
742 Kansas City Royals TC
741 Skip Guinn
740 Luis Aparicio SP UER: last line in bio should read "...1956" thru 1964."
739 Barry Lersch SP
738 Russ Gibson SP
737 Preston Gomez MGR SP
736 Mel Queen SP
735 Mike Shannon SP
734 Rob Gardner SP
733 Lee Maye SP
732 Bob Reed
731 Jim Qualls SP
730 Jim Rooker
729 Dick Billings RC
728 Wayne Redmond / Keith Lampard / Bernie Williams RC SP
727 Ray Lamb SP
726 Paul Popovich
725 Gary Gentry SP
724 Tom Tischinski SP
723 Vicente Romo SP UER: Born 5/21, should be 4/12
722 Houston Astros TC SP
721 John Morris
720 Matty Alou
719 Jerry May SP
718 Billy Wynne UER: Career ERA was 4.32, not 3.18. ER 88, not 65.
717 Tommie Aaron SP
716 Dave Leonhard
715 Horace Clarke SP
714 Dick Williams MGR SP
713 Mike Marshall SP
712 Jose Martinez
711 Larry Stahl SP
710 Sonny Siebert
709 Dusty Baker / Tom Paciorek / Don Baylor RC SP
708 Russ Nagelson SP
707 Fred Lasher
706 Joe Foy SP
705 Dick Selma SP
704 J.C. Martin SP
703 Mike Kekich
702 Milt Ramirez RC
701 Bob Garibaldi
700 Boog Powell SP
699 Jim Britton
698 Milwaukee Brewers TC SP
697 Rickey Clark SP
696 Jerry Morales
695 Joe Niekro
694 Rick Renick SP
693 Jose Pena SP
692 Hal Haydel / Rogelio Moret / Wayne Twihell RC SP
691 Bob Heise
690 Bob Moose
689 Frank Baker
688 Sparky Anderson MGR SP
687 Ron Taylor SP
686 Chico Ruiz SP
685 Moe Drabowsky
684 Curt Motton
683 Bill Burbach SP
682 Terry Harmon
681 Bill Butler
680 Don Mincher SP
679 Don O'Riley
678 George Thomas
677 Jack DiLauro SP
676 Tommie Reynolds
675 Dave Boswell
674 Montreal Expos TC
673 Gerry Janeski RC SP
672 Ed Crosby RC SP
671 Bill Voss SP
670 Bill Hands
669 Ike Brown SP
668 Gary Neibauer
667 Pete Ward
666 Gene Brabender SP
665 Ron Swoboda SP
664 Archie Reynolds / Bob Reynolds / Ken Reynolds RC SP
663 Marv Staehle
662 Mike Hedlund SP
661 Chuck Tanner MGR SP
660 Ray Culp
659 Byron Browne SP
658 Paul Lindblad SP
657 Jose Azcue
656 Gerry Nyman SP
655 Mike Epstein SP
654 Don Shaw SP
653 Russ Snyder SP
652 Atlanta Braves TC SP
651 Jerry Robertson SP UER: Says 186 career walks instead of 86
650 Rich Allen SP
649 Sparky Lyle SP
648 Rich Folkers / Ted Martinez / Jon Matlack RC SP
647 Juan Pizarro SP
646 Bobby Floyd SP
645 Jim Maloney SP
644 Jimmy Stewart SP

Parallels

O-Pee-Chee

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For the seventh consecutive year, O-Pee-Chee produced a version of the Topps Baseball set for the Canadian market. For the first time, it was a full parallel of the 752-card Topps set. As with Topps, '71 OPC was also released in six series, with the fifth and sixth series somewhat scarce.

In addition to the French text, the backs for Series One through Four have a design unique to the O-Pee-Chee set. The backs of Series Five and Six have the same design as the Topps set (but in yellow) and were printed in English only.

Because OPC was released later in the year, certain players who changed teams are denoted in OPC. Three cards (see below), all featuring current or former Montreal Expos, are exclusive to O-Pee-Chee.

Inserts

Coins

A 1 1/2" coins was inserted into specially-marked packs of 1971 Topps Baseball. It is believed that the first series of 51 coins was inserted into Series Two packs, coins 52-102 were in Series Three packs, while the final 51 coins were inserted into Series Four packs. Each series of coins has a different color back: Brass (Series Two), Chrome (Series Three), and Blue (Series Four).