1971 Topps #317 Athletics Rookie Stars - Jim Driscoll / Angel Mangual
On this card: Jim Driscoll, Angel Mangual
About this card
This is one of the 44 Rookie Stars cards in the 1971 Topps set, each carrying two or three players under a club, league or position title. All 44 count as rookie cards.
The story on this card
On June 17, 1970, Driscoll pinch-hit at Tiger Stadium and sent a first-pitch drive down the right-field line that curved foul. On July 19 he started at second base at Fenway Park, and on September 29 he homered off Milwaukee's Al Downing in the first of three straight starts at shortstop for the injured Bert Campaneris. He finished at .192 in 21 games. His #317 is a Series Three Rookie Stars card shared with Angel Mangual under the Oakland Athletics name, and it is his rookie card. Left-handed-hitting infielder from Medford, Massachusetts, who played 36 games for the Oakland Athletics and Texas Rangers in 1970 and 1972 after eight years in the A's minor-league system. He was traded to the Reds after 1972 and retired in 1975.
Oakland used Mangual in 94 games in 1971 and he hit .286 with 4 home runs. His first homer came April 27 against Dave McNally, and on July 9 his 20th-inning single beat the Angels 1-0 in the longest scoreless game in American League history. Charlie Finley told him to buy a $200 suit at the owner's expense. He placed third in the Rookie of the Year vote, behind winner Chris Chambliss and Bill Parsons. Card #317 is a Rookie Stars card shared with Jim Driscoll. Puerto Rican outfielder called "Little Clemente" who played for Pittsburgh in 1969 and Oakland from 1971 to 1976. He hit .286 as a 1971 rookie, won three World Series rings, and ended Game 4 of the 1972 Series with a ninth-inning pinch single.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject (Jim Driscoll) · SABR BioProject (Angel Mangual) · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 265 | 0 | 7 | 161 | 77 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| SGC | 13 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 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 1971 Topps #317 card?
It is card #317 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jim Driscoll and Angel Mangual. This is one of the 44 Rookie Stars cards in the 1971 Topps set, each carrying two or three players under a club, league or position title. All 44 count as rookie cards.
Is 1971 Topps #317 a rookie card?
Yes - #317 is the rookie card of Jim Driscoll. Angel Mangual had already appeared on an earlier Topps card, so it is not his rookie card.
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.