1971 Topps #289 Chicago White Sox
Hall of Famers on the 1970 Chicago White Sox roster: Luis Aparicio.
About this card
This is one of the 24 team cards, one for each club, opening with #1, the 1970 World Champions Baltimore Orioles. Every club also has a manager card of its own, separate from its team card. 1971 was the Washington Senators' last season before the club moved to Texas and became the Rangers in 1972; #462 is their team card.
The story on this card
The 1970 White Sox went 56-106 and finished last in the American League West, 42 wins behind the Minnesota Twins. It was the team's last season of 100 or more losses until 2018. Don Gutteridge was fired on September 1 with the team at 49-87, Bill Adair filled in briefly, and Chuck Tanner came over from the Class AAA club in Hawaii to finish 3-13. Tanner stayed on the South Side through 1975. Luis Aparicio, the Hall of Fame shortstop, hit a career-high .313 and won a Gold Glove. Comiskey Park drew 495,355 fans, the lowest total in the majors, and the club hired organist Nancy Faust, a fixture at Comiskey and its successor park for 40 years. The White Sox team card is #289 in the 1971 Topps series three.
Sources: Wikipedia (1970 Chicago White Sox season) · Wikipedia (Luis Aparicio) · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 437 | 0 | 20 | 244 | 126 | 34 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| SGC | 27 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 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 #289 card?
It is card #289 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing the Chicago White Sox. This is one of the 24 team cards, one for each club, opening with #1, the 1970 World Champions Baltimore Orioles. Every club also has a manager card of its own, separate from its team card. 1971 was the Washington Senators' last season before the club moved to Texas and became the Rangers in 1972; #462 is their team card.
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.