1971 Topps #716 Dave Leonhard
About Dave Leonhard
Heading into 1970, Leonhard had a guaranteed place in the Baltimore bullpen for the first time in his career, and he posted a 5.08 ERA over 23 relief appearances and 28 1/3 innings. He walked 18 batters, gave up five home runs and threw a career-high four wild pitches. He explained that his job was to relieve when Dave McNally or Mike Cuellar was knocked out early, and that never happened. Card #716, a sixth-series issue, lists him with the Orioles.
Dave Leonhard was a right-handed pitcher who spent his entire six-year major league career, 1967 through 1972, with the Baltimore Orioles during the club's late-1960s and early-1970s pennant-winning run. A Johns Hopkins University graduate who briefly taught high school history before signing with Baltimore, he worked his way up through the minor leagues, winning the International League Pitcher of the Year Award with Rochester in 1967 before his September call-up. He served the Orioles as both a starter and a reliever, posting his best season in 1969 with a 7-4 record and a 2.49 ERA over a career-high 37 appearances. He appeared in the 1969 and 1971 World Series and was on Baltimore's roster for its 1970 championship, though he did not pitch in that series. His career totals were 16-14 with a 3.15 ERA over 337 innings. He struck out 146 and saved five games. He and teammate Jim Palmer were roommates, and Palmer called him his best friend on the team. Leonhard and his wife Doris opened a garden center in Beverly, Massachusetts, in 1975.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 422 | 0 | 10 | 199 | 160 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 0 |
| SGC | 31 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 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 #716 card?
It is card #716 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing Dave Leonhard of the Baltimore Orioles.
Why is #716 harder to find?
It is a high number card from the sixth and last print series, #644-752 - the scarce end of the set. Some of its cards were printed in larger numbers than others, so scarcity varies card by card inside the run.
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.