1971 Topps #48 Dave Baldwin
About Dave Baldwin
Dave Baldwin pitched 28 games in relief for Milwaukee in 1970, going 2-1 with a 2.55 ERA. That year he led major league pitchers in range factor per nine innings at 5.094, and in June he struck out "Mr. October" on a side-arm curveball. His 1971 Topps card is #48, in the first series, and lists him with the Brewers.
Dave Baldwin was a submarine and side-arm relief pitcher for the Washington Senators, Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago White Sox from 1966 to 1973. Born in Tucson, Arizona, he was a hard-throwing prospect at the University of Arizona until an elbow injury in 1958 forced him to rebuild his mechanics from the ground up. He lowered his arm angle to a side-arm fastball and a sweeping submarine curveball, an approach most organizations of the era discouraged, and it carried him to the majors at age 28. Senators manager Gil Hodges favored low-slot arms and gave Baldwin his chance in September 1966. Over six big-league seasons he went 6-11 with 22 saves in 176 games. His career ERA was 3.08, including 1.70 in 1967. He never committed an error in the majors. After retiring in 1974 he earned a doctorate in genetics and an M.S. in systems engineering from the University of Arizona, later working as a geneticist and engineer and becoming a published poet and painter.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 384 | 2 | 23 | 223 | 107 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 15 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 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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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1971 Topps #48 card?
It is card #48 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing Dave Baldwin of the Milwaukee Brewers.
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.