1971 Topps #752 Dick Drago
About Dick Drago
Drago was the Royals' Pitcher of the Year in 1971, completing 15 of his 34 starts and throwing four shutouts. He finished fifth in the American League Cy Young voting, behind Vida Blue, Mickey Lolich, Wilbur Wood and Dave McNally. Card #752, from the sixth series, shows him with Kansas City.
Richard Anthony Drago, born June 25, 1945 in Toledo, Ohio, pitched thirteen big league seasons from 1969 to 1981, most of them for the Kansas City Royals and Boston Red Sox, with stops in California, Baltimore, and Seattle. A Detroit Tigers farmhand, he was left unprotected and taken by the expansion Royals, where he averaged 32 starts and well over 200 innings a season and peaked in 1971 with a 17-11 record and a 2.98 ERA. Traded to Boston for Marty Pattin after the 1973 season, he was converted into a reliever and pitched in both the ALCS and the World Series against Cincinnati during the Red Sox's 1975 pennant run. He finished his career with 108 wins, 58 saves, and a 3.62 ERA over 519 appearances. He was known as a bench jockey who rode opposing players from the dugout, and off the field he made many visits to children in hospitals.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 520 | 0 | 9 | 195 | 201 | 65 | 39 | 11 | 0 |
| SGC | 54 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
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 #752 card?
It is card #752 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing Dick Drago of the Kansas City Royals.
Why is #752 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.