1971 Topps #552 Buddy Bradford
About Buddy Bradford
Buddy Bradford spent 1970 split between two clubs. The White Sox sent him and Tommie Sisk to Cleveland for Bob Miller and Barry Moore on June 15, and he finished with a .193 average and 9 home runs in 107 games. Card #552, in the fifth series, shows him with the Cleveland Indians. In 1971 he played 99 games for Cleveland and Cincinnati, batting .188 with 2 home runs.
Charles William Bradford, known as Buddy, was an outfielder born July 25, 1944, in Mobile, Alabama. He broke into the majors with the Chicago White Sox in September 1966 and spent parts of eleven seasons in the big leagues. He wore a White Sox uniform in three separate stretches, around stints with the Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals. Bradford had a strong arm in the outfield and hit 11 home runs for the White Sox in 1969. He finished his career with 697 games played, a .226 batting average and 52 home runs, closing out his final big-league season with Chicago in 1976 before playing a year in Japan.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 442 | 0 | 24 | 250 | 136 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| SGC | 14 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 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 #552 card?
It is card #552 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing Buddy Bradford of the Cleveland Indians.
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.