1971 Topps #396 Dick Schofield
About Dick Schofield
Eddie Kasko took over the Red Sox in 1970, and Schofield played little in the field under him, batting .187 in 76 games and 7-for-43 as a pinch hitter. That October Boston traded him back to St. Louis for Jim Campbell, and Topps #396 has him with the Cardinals. Back in St. Louis, he hit the last of his 21 career home runs before a July 29 trade sent him to Milwaukee with Jose Cardenal. His last game was a 2-1 loss at Chicago on September 30, 1971.
John Richard "Ducky" Schofield built a 19-year major-league career as a switch-hitting infielder. He broke in with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1953 as an 18-year-old bonus baby, the first the franchise ever signed. A June 1958 trade sent him to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Gene Freese and Johnny O'Brien. Blocked for years by shortstop Dick Groat, he hit .403 in September 1960 after Groat's wrist was broken, though a healed Groat took the job back for the World Series, which Pittsburgh won. Once Groat was traded to St. Louis, Schofield finally opened at shortstop three straight years, 1963 through 1965. He then moved on to the Giants, Yankees, Dodgers, Cardinals, Red Sox and Brewers as a utility man, finishing with a .227 career average. He took his nickname from his father, a minor-league shortstop also called Ducky. Springfield, Illinois put three generations in at once, inducting Schofield, his father and his daughter Kim into its Sports Hall of Fame in 1991.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 290 | 1 | 9 | 145 | 103 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| SGC | 11 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 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 #396 card?
It is card #396 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing Dick Schofield of the St. Louis Cardinals.
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.