1971 Topps #128 Frank Johnson
About Frank Johnson
Frank Johnson played 33 games in the outfield and 27 at first base for the 1970 Giants and collected 44 hits. His 1971 Topps card, #128, a first-series issue, lists him with San Francisco. In 1971 he appeared in 32 games, hit .082 and played his last major league game on June 12.
Frank Herbert Johnson, born July 22, 1942 in El Paso, Texas, was an outfielder and third baseman who spent his entire big-league career with the San Francisco Giants from 1966 to 1971. Signed by Giants scout George Genovese, who had managed the El Paso Sun Kings farm club, Johnson hit over .290 in four of his first seven minor league seasons. He batted .314 for Salem in 1961 and .328 for Decatur in 1962. He debuted in the majors on September 7, 1966, and played third base, first base and the outfield for San Francisco. His best season came in 1970, when he hit a career-high .273 with three home runs and 31 RBI. Standing 6-foot-1 and 155 pounds, he finished his MLB career with 92 hits in 196 games and a .211 average. Four of the hits were home runs, and he drove in 43 runs. After his final big-league game in 1971 he played for the Lotte Orions in Japan in 1972. He was inducted into the El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame in 1991 and died on May 7, 2025, in Stockton, California.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 307 | 0 | 12 | 127 | 131 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| SGC | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 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 #128 card?
It is card #128 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing Frank Johnson of the San Francisco Giants.
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.