1971 Topps #527 Cleon Jones
About Cleon Jones
Jones hit .319 in 1971, seventh in the National League, with 161 hits in 505 at-bats. He added 14 home runs and 69 RBI over 136 games. It was the second .300 season of his career. Card #527 comes from the fifth series and pictures him with the New York Mets.
Cleon Joseph Jones, born in 1942 in Plateau, a section of Mobile, Alabama, signed with the New York Mets as an amateur free agent in July 1962 after playing at Alabama A&M and for the Grambling State Tigers. A left-handed-throwing right-handed hitter with a reputation for one of the strongest arms in the National League, he spent thirteen major league seasons, twelve of them with the Mets, before finishing his career with the Chicago White Sox in 1976. Jones played left field for the Mets through the franchise's rise from losing club to 1969 World Series champion, earning an All-Star selection that season while hitting .340, a club record until 1998. He finished with a .281 batting average, 93 home runs and 524 RBIs. His 64 career outfield assists included ten in both 1966 and 1970. After retiring as a player, Jones returned to the Mets organization as a minor-league hitting instructor, helping develop future major leaguers. He was inducted into the New York Mets Hall of Fame in 1991 and later into the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 286 | 0 | 13 | 122 | 118 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| SGC | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 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 #527 card?
It is card #527 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing Cleon Jones of the New York Mets.
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.