1971 Topps #447 Cesar Geronimo
About Cesar Geronimo
Behind All-Star center fielder Cesar Cedeno, Geronimo hit .220 with one home run and six RBI for the 1971 Astros. He took 82 at-bats in 94 games, and Houston saw him as a pinch runner and pinch hitter. On Opening Day he threw out Duke Sims of the Dodgers at third from the left-field corner of the Astrodome. His #447 is a fourth-series Astros card and a recognized rookie card.
Cesar Geronimo was the defensive center fielder of the Cincinnati Reds' Big Red Machine, a left-handed hitter with a strong arm and wide range who won four straight Gold Gloves, 1974 through 1977. Born in El Seibo, Dominican Republic, he spent five years in a seminary before signing with the Yankees in 1967 as a pitcher-outfielder. Houston took him in the Rule 5 draft after the 1968 season, and he debuted on April 16, 1969. On November 29, 1971, the Astros sent him to Cincinnati with Joe Morgan, Jack Billingham, Denis Menke and Ed Armbrister. He started in center field on the Reds teams that won the 1975 and 1976 World Series; in Game 3 of the 1975 Series he singled to lead off the 10th, then scored the winning run. He was the 3,000th strikeout victim of both Bob Gibson (July 17, 1974) and Nolan Ryan (July 4, 1980), and joked that he was just in the right place at the right time. Cincinnati traded him to Kansas City in January 1981 for German Barranca, and he played his last game on August 28, 1983. Over 15 seasons he batted .258 with 51 home runs and 392 RBI. The Reds Hall of Fame inducted him in 2008.
Sources: SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 479 | 0 | 14 | 259 | 154 | 31 | 9 | 12 | 0 |
| SGC | 43 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
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 #447 card?
It is card #447 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing Cesar Geronimo of the Houston Astros.
Is 1971 Topps #447 a rookie card?
Yes - #447 is the 1971 Topps rookie card of Cesar Geronimo.
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.