1971 Topps #171 Bobby Wine
About Bobby Wine
On April 10, 1971, Bobby Wine played for Montreal in the first game at Veterans Stadium, a 6-1 Phillies win in the new park of his old club. His 1971 Topps card is #171, a second-series Expos number, and it followed a 1970 in which he collected a career-high 116 hits. In 1971 he hit .200 in 119 games, all at shortstop, and the Expos left last place for the first time.
Robert Paul "Bobby" Wine, born September 17, 1938, in New York City, signed with the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1957 out of Northport High School on Long Island. He debuted in four September games in 1960, went back to Triple-A Buffalo, and returned to stay in 1962. A glove-first shortstop whose hold on the position in Philadelphia was often challenged, Wine won the National League Gold Glove at short in 1963 and led National League shortstops in fielding in 1967. Back trouble cost him most of 1966 and ended his 1968 season in mid-May. The Phillies sent him to the expansion Montreal Expos in April 1969, and he took over at shortstop there once Maury Wills was traded that June. In 1970 he turned 137 double plays, breaking Roy McMillan's single-season record for shortstops and setting a National League mark that still stands. Montreal released him in July 1972. His .215 career average is among the lowest of any major leaguer with 2,500 or more at-bats. He coached the Phillies from 1972 through 1983, including Dallas Green's 1980 World Series champions, managed the Braves on an interim basis in 1985, and was inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in 2007.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 283 | 0 | 4 | 93 | 137 | 30 | 10 | 9 | 0 |
| SGC | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 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 #171 card?
It is card #171 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bobby Wine of the Montreal Expos.
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.