1971 Topps #551 Frank Linzy
About Frank Linzy
All 67 of Frank Linzy's appearances in 1970 came in relief, split between the San Francisco Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals. He went 5-6 with a 4.66 ERA and 3 saves. The Cardinals are the team on his 1971 Topps card, #551, in the fifth series.
Frank Alfred Linzy, born September 15, 1940, in Fort Gibson, Oklahoma, pitched eleven big league seasons as a hard-throwing right-handed reliever, almost never starting a game. He debuted with the San Francisco Giants in 1963. Rather than a modern closer, he was a 1960s-style fireman whom the Giants used in the seventh or eighth inning, or whenever the opposition threatened late in a tight game, not only in the ninth. In 1965 and 1966 he was especially effective over the closing weeks of two heated pennant races, and in 1965 he finished 13th in the National League Most Valuable Player vote and third for Rookie of the Year. Linzy remained with San Francisco into 1970, then closed out his career with the St. Louis Cardinals, Milwaukee Brewers, and Philadelphia Phillies, retiring after the 1974 season. He finished 62-57 with a 2.85 earned run average and 111 saves.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 242 | 0 | 5 | 63 | 110 | 41 | 14 | 9 | 0 |
| SGC | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 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 #551 card?
It is card #551 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing Frank Linzy of the St. Louis Cardinals.
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.