1971 Topps #426 Chris Cannizzaro
About Chris Cannizzaro
Stuck in a hotel elevator on the Padres' March 1970 exhibition trip to Mexico City, Cannizzaro and coach Roger Craig crawled through an escape hatch to find help. He hit .435 that spring while Bob Barton, acquired to platoon with him, was out with a forearm injury. A 13-game hitting streak began May 8, and he was hitting .328 on July 7. San Diego sent him to the Cubs in May 1971 for Garry Jestadt. His Padres card, #426, belongs to the fourth series.
Chris Cannizzaro caught for six major league clubs across 13 seasons from 1960 through 1974, appearing in 740 games. St. Louis signed him out of San Leandro High School in 1956; his later teams were the Mets, Pirates, Padres, Cubs and Dodgers. With New York, he led the majors in caught-stealing percentage in 1962 and 1965. He caught San Diego's first game, a 2-1 win over Houston on April 8, 1969, and became the Padres' first All-Star. He finished with a .235 average, 18 home runs and 169 RBI. Cannizzaro coached Atlanta's bullpen from 1976 through 1978, then managed Salinas and Redwood in the Angels' California League system. He later coached at high school and college levels and died in San Diego on December 29, 2016.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 454 | 0 | 28 | 267 | 121 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 1 |
| SGC | 36 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 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 #426 card?
It is card #426 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing Chris Cannizzaro of the San Diego Padres.
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.