1971 Topps #131 Curt Blefary
About Curt Blefary
Blefary spent 1970 with the Yankees, batting .212 with 9 home runs and 37 RBI in 99 games. Card #131, from the first series, pictures him with New York. In late May 1971, the Yankees sent him to the Oakland Athletics for Rob Gardner and Darrell Osteen, so the season the card introduces was split between the two clubs.
Curtis Leroy Blefary was born July 5, 1943 in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Mahwah, New Jersey. A left-handed-hitting outfielder, first baseman, and catcher, he played eight major league seasons for the Baltimore Orioles, Houston Astros, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, and San Diego Padres. Signed by the Yankees in 1962, he was claimed by Baltimore on waivers in 1963 and broke into the majors in 1965, batting .260 with 22 home runs to win the American League Rookie of the Year award. He played in the Orioles' 1966 World Series sweep of the Dodgers, going 1 for 13. Traded to Houston in December 1968, he later played for the Yankees, Athletics, and Padres before retiring in 1972 with a .237 career batting average, 112 home runs, and 382 RBIs in 974 games. He faced alcoholism and ill health in his later years and died in 2001; at his request, his ashes were scattered at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 276 | 0 | 4 | 100 | 108 | 34 | 16 | 13 | 1 |
| SGC | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 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 #131 card?
It is card #131 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing Curt Blefary of the New York Yankees.
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.