1971 Topps #342 Frank Tepedino
About Frank Tepedino
Tepedino's 1971 was split between two clubs. On June 7 the Yankees sent him and Bobby Mitchell to the Brewers for Danny Walton. He hit .188 with 2 home runs and 7 RBI. Of his 59 games, 28 came at first base. Card #342, from the third series, lists him with the New York Yankees.
Frank Tepedino was a left-handed first baseman and outfielder who played in the majors from 1967 to 1975 for the Yankees, Brewers and Braves, hitting .241 with six home runs in 265 games. A Brooklyn native who graduated from Wingate High School in 1965, he was drafted by the Orioles in the third round that June and taken by the Yankees in the 1966 first-year draft. He debuted on May 12, 1967, pinch hitting for Whitey Ford in the third inning and popping out in a 14-0 loss to Baltimore at Yankee Stadium. After baseball he served with the New York Fire Patrol, and after the September 11 attacks he took part in search and rescue work at the World Trade Center site. On October 11, 2001, he threw out the first pitch before the second game of the Yankees' division series. With former teammate Rusty Torres he co-founded Winning for Winning, a Long Island program that speaks to young people about alcohol and drugs. He was inducted into the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame in 2004.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 360 | 0 | 20 | 200 | 108 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 0 |
| SGC | 11 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 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 #342 card?
It is card #342 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing Frank Tepedino of the New York Yankees.
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.