1970 Topps #711 Ed Brinkman
About Ed Brinkman
Ted Williams taught Brinkman to wait for his pitch and hit the ball on the ground; coach Nellie Fox recommended a thicker-handled bat. In 1969 Brinkman batted a career-high .266 and scored 71 runs. He received Washington's outstanding-player award from David Eisenhower the following January. His seventh-series #711 is a high number from 1970 Topps.
Ed Brinkman played shortstop for Washington and Detroit during a 15-season major league career that produced 1,355 hits and a .224 average. A Western Hills High School teammate of Pete Rose in Cincinnati, he signed with the Senators in May 1961 and reached the majors that September. He won a Gold Glove and Detroit's Tiger of the Year award in 1972, when he went 72 consecutive games without an error, and made the 1973 All-Star team. His final season, 1975, took him through St. Louis, Texas and New York. He later taught fielding in Detroit's farm system, managed Montgomery in 1977 and worked as a White Sox coach and scout from 1983 through 2000.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 270 | 11 | 78 | 136 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Data as of 2026-10-19. Half grades fold down for both graders (8.5→8); PSA qualified slabs (OC, ST, PD, MC and the like) are not counted.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1970 Topps #711 card?
It is card #711 of the 720-card 1970 Topps Baseball set, picturing Ed Brinkman of the Washington Senators.
Why is #711 harder to find?
It is a high number card from the seventh and last series, #634-720 - the high numbers, and the toughest series of the set to find.
How many cards are in the 1970 Topps Baseball set?
720 cards, tracked as 726 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 720 with none skipped, issued in seven series - #1-132, #133-263, #264-372, #373-459, #460-546, #547-633 and the high numbers, #634-720; 6 cards, all of them checklists, carry catalogued print variations that the master set counts separately.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA CardFacts, BaseballCardPedia, Cardboard Connection, Baseball Almanac, Baseball-Reference, the SABR BioProject and the National Baseball Hall of Fame, PSA & SGC population reports. Card data compiled and maintained by T206Cards.com. Page last updated 2026-10-25.