1971 Topps #652 Atlanta Braves
Hall of Famers on the 1970 Atlanta Braves roster: Hank Aaron, Orlando Cepeda, Phil Niekro and Hoyt Wilhelm.
About this card
This is one of the 24 team cards, one for each club, opening with #1, the 1970 World Champions Baltimore Orioles. Every club also has a manager card of its own, separate from its team card. 1971 was the Washington Senators' last season before the club moved to Texas and became the Rangers in 1972; #462 is their team card.
The story on this card
The 1970 Braves marked the franchise's 100th season and its fifth in Atlanta, and they finished fifth in the National League West at 76-86, 26 games behind the Cincinnati Reds. Lum Harris managed the club at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, where 1,078,848 fans came through the gate over the year. Atlanta scored 736 runs and allowed 772 while hitting 160 home runs as a team. The roster included four future Hall of Famers in Hank Aaron, Orlando Cepeda, Phil Niekro and Hoyt Wilhelm, and Aaron reached 3,000 career hits that year. Rico Carty won the National League batting title at .366, with 25 home runs and 101 RBI. This is the Braves team card, #652 from the sixth series of 1971 Topps.
Sources: Wikipedia (1970 Atlanta Braves season) · Wikipedia (Hank Aaron) · Wikipedia (Rico Carty) · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 459 | 0 | 17 | 198 | 163 | 47 | 26 | 7 | 1 |
| SGC | 55 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 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 #652 card?
It is card #652 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing the Atlanta Braves. This is one of the 24 team cards, one for each club, opening with #1, the 1970 World Champions Baltimore Orioles. Every club also has a manager card of its own, separate from its team card. 1971 was the Washington Senators' last season before the club moved to Texas and became the Rangers in 1972; #462 is their team card.
Why is #652 harder to find?
It is a high number card from the sixth and last print series, #644-752 - the scarce end of the set. Some of its cards were printed in larger numbers than others, so scarcity varies card by card inside the run.
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.