1971 Topps #6 Ed Spiezio
About Ed Spiezio
Ed Spiezio opened 1970 sharing third base for San Diego and regained the job in mid-July when injuries hit his competition. He played 110 games, 93 of them at third. He hit .285 with 12 home runs and 42 RBI. That winter he played in the Venezuelan League for a team managed by Padres coach Dave Garcia. Card #6 comes from the first print series and lists him with the Padres.
Ed Spiezio broke in with the St. Louis Cardinals as a pinch-hitter in July 1964 and spent five seasons there, mostly as a reserve, with three pennant winners and two World Series champions. A Joliet, Illinois native who set hitting records at Lewis College before signing with St. Louis, he finally became an everyday player after the Cardinals sent him to the expansion San Diego Padres, where he delivered the new franchise's first hit, home run and run in its 1969 opener. Spiezio played third base for the Padres into the early 1970s before finishing his nine-year career with the Chicago White Sox in 1972. Over 554 games he hit .238 with 39 home runs. An accomplished accordion player who often played for his teammates, he is the father of major leaguer Scott Spiezio.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 284 | 0 | 12 | 121 | 103 | 36 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| SGC | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 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 #6 card?
It is card #6 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing Ed Spiezio of the San Diego Padres.
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.