1971 Topps #240 Clyde Wright
About Clyde Wright
Wright's 2.83 ERA in 1970 earned him the American League Comeback Player of the Year award, and he took the loss in the All-Star Game, giving up Jim Hickman's 12th-inning single at Riverfront Stadium. Topps gave him two 1971 cards: #67, the American League ERA leaders panel in the first series shared with Diego Segui and Jim Palmer, and solo card #240 in the second series. In 1971 he went 16-17 with a 2.99 ERA and a career-high 135 strikeouts.
Clyde Wright was a left-handed pitcher who spent ten major league seasons with the California Angels (1966-73), Milwaukee Brewers (1974) and Texas Rangers (1975). A Tennessee farm boy who starred at Carson-Newman College, he was selected by the Angels in the sixth round of the 1965 draft and reached the majors the following June, beating the Twins on a four-hitter in his debut. After going 1-8 in 1969, he learned a screwball while playing winter ball in Puerto Rico under Jim Fregosi and returned in 1970 to win 22 games, throw a no-hitter against Oakland and earn his only All-Star selection. He later pitched three seasons for the Yomiuri Giants in Japan, alongside Sadaharu Oh and under manager Shigeo Nagashima. He is a member of the NAIA Hall of Fame from his college pitching career.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 466 | 0 | 16 | 288 | 130 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 11 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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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More Clyde Wright in this set: #67 League Leaders
Team card: #442 California Angels
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- #43 Steve Kealey
- #61 1970 American League Batting Leaders
- #67 1970 American League ERA Leaders
- #78 Jim Spencer
- #105 Tony Conigliaro
- #152 Angels 1971 Rookie Stars
- #174 Dave LaRoche
- #205 Gerry Moses
- #256 Tony Gonzalez
- #279 Lefty Phillips
- #318 Rudy May
- #360 Jim Fregosi
- #401 Tom Murphy
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1971 Topps #240 card?
It is card #240 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing Clyde Wright of the California Angels.
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.