1971 Topps #689 Frank Baker
About Frank Baker
After a full 1970 at Wichita, Baker split 1971 between the Aeros and the Indians. In Cleveland he played 73 games, 51 of them in the outfield. He hit .210 with 1 home run and 23 RBI. He played his final major league game on September 29, 1971. Topps issued his 1971 card as #689, in the sixth series.
Frank Baker was a left-handed-hitting outfielder who played 125 games for the Cleveland Indians in 1969 and 1971, batting .232 with four home runs. Born in Bartow, Florida, he played at Franklin High School in Somerset, New Jersey, and was inducted into its football hall of fame. He signed with Cleveland in 1964, played three years in the minors, and served in the Army in the Vietnam War in 1967 and 1968, reaching private first class. Cleveland fans called him Home Run Baker, after the dead-ball era Hall of Famer of that name. Across seven minor league seasons he hit .284 with 51 home runs and 235 RBI. His last season in professional baseball was 1972, at Triple-A Salt Lake in the Angels' system. He died in Raleigh, North Carolina, on January 28, 2010, at 66.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 308 | 0 | 2 | 94 | 150 | 47 | 8 | 7 | 0 |
| SGC | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 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 #689 card?
It is card #689 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing Frank Baker of the Cleveland Indians.
Are #213 and #689 the same Frank Baker?
No - two different players named Frank Baker: #213 is the New York Yankees player and #689 the Cleveland Indians player.
Why is #689 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.