1971 Topps #468 Frank Fernandez
About Frank Fernandez
Fernandez drove in 44 runs in 94 games for Oakland in 1970, 76 of them behind the plate, but Gene Tenace's arrival made him expendable. In 1971 the A's sent him to Washington with Paul Lindblad and Don Mincher for Mike Epstein and Darold Knowles, then bought him back a little over a month later. They shipped him to the Cubs with Bill McNulty for Adrian Garrett late in the season. His 1971 card, #468, belongs to the fourth series and lists him with Oakland.
Frank Fernandez (born April 16, 1943, in Staten Island, New York) was a catcher who played for the New York Yankees (1967-1969), Oakland Athletics (1970-1971), Washington Senators (1971) and Chicago Cubs (1971-1972). He was a PSAL All-Scholastic catcher at Curtis High School and a good enough basketball player to take a scholarship to Villanova. He signed with the Yankees in 1961 for a reported $25,000 bonus and spent six seasons in their farm system before debuting on September 12, 1967. In New York he backed up Jake Gibbs in 1968 and 1969. He was a strong-armed power hitter who drew walks. In 285 games he hit 39 home runs and drove in 116, and he batted .199 with 164 walks against 145 hits. He once held the record for the most home runs by a player with a career average under .200, a mark Jeff Mathis (53 homers, .194) has since passed. In Oakland, where teammate Sal Bando nicknamed him 'Broadway,' he became the first Athletic to hit 15 home runs in a season of fewer than 300 plate appearances. He later instructed at a baseball camp run by his old high school coach and entered the Staten Island Sports Hall of Fame in 2000.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 424 | 0 | 39 | 244 | 109 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| SGC | 23 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 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 #468 card?
It is card #468 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing Frank Fernandez of the Oakland Athletics.
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.