1971 Topps #564 Al Fitzmorris
About Al Fitzmorris
Fitzmorris was a swingman in 1971, starting 15 of his 36 games and working 127 1/3 innings. He went 7-5 with a 4.17 ERA and completed two games, one of them a shutout. The Royals pitcher appears on #564, a fifth-series card.
Al Fitzmorris was a right-handed pitcher who worked 10 major league seasons, 1969 to 1978, for the Kansas City Royals, Cleveland Indians and California Angels. Born in Buffalo, he signed with the White Sox as a free agent in 1966 and was taken by the new Royals in the 1968 expansion draft. He won a career-high 16 games for Kansas City in 1975. Toronto took him with the 13th pick of the 1976 expansion draft and traded him to Cleveland the same day for catcher Alan Ashby and Doug Howard. He finished 77-59 with a 3.65 ERA in 288 games and retired at 33. He stayed in the Kansas City area and supported local charities until his death in 2024.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 238 | 0 | 3 | 51 | 109 | 44 | 20 | 8 | 3 |
| SGC | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
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 1971 Topps #564 card?
It is card #564 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing Al Fitzmorris of the Kansas City Royals.
How many cards are in the 1971 Topps Baseball set?
752 cards, tracked as 761 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 752 with none skipped, issued in six print series (132/131/130/130/120/109 cards), the sixth (#644-752) the high numbers; seven cards carry catalogued print variations that the master set counts separately - the #42, #265 and #306 photo pairs and the #123, #206, #369 and #619 checklists, #369 and #619 in three printings each.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA (its price guide, master set registry and set article), 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.