1971 Topps #237 Cesar Cedeno
About Cesar Cedeno
Cedeno was called up on June 20, 1970, at 19 the youngest player in the National League, and singled off George Stone in his second at-bat. He hit .310 with 7 home runs and 42 RBI in 90 games and finished fourth in the Rookie of the Year vote. Topps gave him #237 in the second series, a recognised rookie card with the Astros.
Cesar Cedeno was a center fielder who played 17 major league seasons, 1970 to 1986, most of them with the Houston Astros, then the Reds, Cardinals and Dodgers. Signed out of Santo Domingo at 16 by scouts Pat Gillick and Tony Pacheco, he joined the Astros at 19 and combined power, speed and defense. He hit 20 home runs and stole 50 bases in three straight seasons, 1972 through 1974, which no other player has done. He won Gold Gloves from 1972 to 1976, made four All-Star teams and finished with 2,087 hits, 199 home runs and 550 stolen bases; his 487 steals with Houston are still the Astros career record. Houston manager Leo Durocher once said that at 22 Cedeno was as good as or better than Willie Mays had been at that age. He was traded to Cincinnati for Ray Knight after the 1981 season and reached the 1985 World Series with St. Louis. Houston inducted him into the Astros Hall of Fame in 2020.
Sources: SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 413 | 0 | 7 | 121 | 170 | 61 | 21 | 29 | 4 |
| SGC | 37 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
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 #237 card?
It is card #237 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing Cesar Cedeno of the Houston Astros.
Is 1971 Topps #237 a rookie card?
Yes - #237 is the 1971 Topps rookie card of Cesar Cedeno.
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.