1971 Topps #701 Bob Garibaldi
About Bob Garibaldi
The Giants traded Garibaldi to the Kansas City Royals organization on October 19, 1970, for catcher Fran Healy, and the Royals are the club on his sixth-series #701 in the 1971 Topps set. By mid-April 1971 he had been dealt again, to the San Diego Padres organization for pitcher Mike Jackson. He pitched that year and the next for the Padres' top farm team, the Hawaii Islanders, before retiring.
Bob Garibaldi was a right-handed pitcher from Stockton, California, who appeared for the San Francisco Giants in 1962, 1963, 1966 and 1969. At Santa Clara he was named Most Outstanding Player of the 1962 College World Series, setting records with 38 strikeouts and 27 2/3 innings, and he remains the only Santa Clara player to win that award. Casey Stengel left a game at Candlestick Park early to travel to Stockton and recruit him for the Mets, but Garibaldi signed with the Giants for a record $150,000 bonus and went from college straight to the majors that July. Under the bonus rule the Giants sent him down in 1963. He made 15 major-league appearances in all, finishing 0-2 with a 3.08 ERA and two saves. His only start came in 1969: five innings, one earned run, and a loss when three unearned runs scored behind him. Most of his career was spent at Triple-A Tacoma and Phoenix, where he went 85-69 and led the Pacific Coast League in complete games in 1969 and 1970. He later worked in beverage distribution and refereed college basketball for many years.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 374 | 0 | 6 | 127 | 180 | 38 | 15 | 8 | 0 |
| SGC | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 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 #701 card?
It is card #701 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bob Garibaldi of the Kansas City Royals.
Why is #701 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.