1971 Topps #610 Amos Otis
About Amos Otis
Amos Otis led the American League with 52 stolen bases in 1971 and won the first of his three Gold Gloves. He batted .301 with 15 home runs and 79 RBI in 147 games. On September 7 he stole five bases in one game, the first player to do so since 1927. His #610 belongs to the fifth series and pictures him with the Royals.
Amos Otis was a center fielder who played seventeen major league seasons from 1967 to 1984, mostly with the Kansas City Royals. Originally drafted by the Boston Red Sox in 1965, he was drafted by the New York Mets the following year and broke in with New York. A December 1969 trade then sent him to Kansas City for third baseman Joe Foy, a deal that turned heavily in the Royals' favor. Otis became the club's starting center fielder for most of the 1970s, making five All-Star teams and winning three Gold Gloves behind his speed. He twice led the American League in doubles and once in stolen bases, finishing his career with 341 steals. He helped the Royals to their first division title in 1976 and their first pennant in 1980, batting .478 with three home runs in that year's World Series. He closed his career with Pittsburgh in 1984, later worked as a hitting instructor, and was inducted into the Kansas City Royals Hall of Fame in 1986.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 303 | 1 | 8 | 113 | 125 | 36 | 16 | 4 | 0 |
| SGC | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 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 #610 card?
It is card #610 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing Amos Otis 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.