1971 Topps #219 Elrod Hendricks
About Elrod Hendricks
Elrod Hendricks caught 95 games for the 1970 Orioles and hit .242 with 12 home runs. He went 2-for-5 in the ALCS sweep of Minnesota. In World Series Game 1 he fielded Ty Cline's chop barehanded and lunged at Bernie Carbo, colliding with umpire Ken Burkhart, and he decided Game 2 with a two-run double. Card #219 is from the second series.
Elrod Hendricks was a catcher from Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands, who spent twelve major league seasons from 1968 to 1979, mostly with the Baltimore Orioles. The Orioles selected him from the California Angels in the 1967 Rule 5 draft. He shared catching duty with Andy Etchebarren on three straight American League pennant winners from 1969 to 1971, including the 1970 World Series champions. Regarded as a strong defensive catcher, he worked effectively with Jim Palmer, Mike Cuellar, Dave McNally and Pat Dobson. He also played for the Chicago Cubs and New York Yankees before returning to Baltimore, hitting .220 with 62 home runs across 711 career games. His most productive year at the plate came in 1970, when he drove in 41 runs and then hit .364 with a home run in that year's World Series win over Cincinnati. He became the Orioles' bullpen coach in 1978 and held the job for 28 years, the longest coaching tenure in franchise history.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 426 | 0 | 19 | 240 | 126 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| SGC | 19 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 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 #219 card?
It is card #219 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing Elrod Hendricks of the Baltimore Orioles.
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.
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