1971 Topps #541 Bob Burda
About Bob Burda
Bob Burda played 106 games in 1970, the only season he topped 100, and hit .249 with 23 RBI. He opened it with San Francisco and joined Milwaukee in June after the Brewers' Portland farm club bought his contract. Milwaukee traded him to St. Louis on February 2, 1971, for minor-league pitcher Fred Reahm. Card #541, in the fifth series, lists him with the Cardinals, and he hit .296 that year.
Edward Robert Burda, a left-handed-hitting first baseman and outfielder from St. Louis, spent seven seasons in the majors between 1962 and 1972 with the Cardinals, Giants, Brewers and Red Sox after signing with St. Louis out of the University of Illinois. He spent most of his long professional career blocked by star teammates such as Stan Musial, Orlando Cepeda and Willie McCovey, so his big-league chances came mostly in bursts, including a half-season with the Milwaukee Brewers in 1970. Burda hit .224 with 13 home runs and 78 RBI over 388 games. He led the National League in pinch-hits for the 1971 Cardinals and closed his career the following year with the Boston Red Sox. He began wearing glasses in the minors after being hit in the face with a ball in 1967 and found to be nearsighted, and he said they also trained him to keep his head still while batting.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 226 | 0 | 4 | 87 | 96 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 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 #541 card?
It is card #541 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bob Burda of the St. Louis Cardinals.
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.