1971 Topps #73 George Brunet
About George Brunet
Brunet pitched well out of the bullpen for playoff-bound Pittsburgh in 1970 but joined the team too late to be added to the postseason roster. He finished 9-7 with a 4.21 ERA in 36 games between Washington and the Pirates. In late January 1971 the Pirates sent him and Matty Alou to St. Louis for Nelson Briles and Vic Davalillo. He pitched seven times for the Cardinals, and April 28 was his final big league game. Card #73 is a first-series issue with the Pirates.
George Stuart Brunet was a left-handed pitcher born June 8, 1935, in Houghton, Michigan. He signed with Detroit for $500 after a Briggs Stadium tryout in the fall of his senior year at Calumet High School and reached the majors with the Kansas City Athletics in September 1956. Over parts of 15 seasons through 1971 he also pitched for the Milwaukee Braves, Houston Colt .45's, Baltimore Orioles, Los Angeles and California Angels, Seattle Pilots, Washington Senators, Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals, finishing 69-93 with a 3.62 ERA and 921 strikeouts in 324 games. He was in the Angels rotation from 1965 through 1968, and he twice led the American League in losses, 19 in 1967 and 17 in 1968, despite ERAs of 3.31 and 2.86. Brunet then went to Mexico and stayed, pitching there from 1973 through 1989 and drawing the nickname El Viejo, the Old Man, for working into his fifties. He threw a no-hitter at 42, set a Mexican League record with 55 shutouts, and closed a professional career of roughly 36 years. He died of a heart attack on October 25, 1991, in Poza Rica, Veracruz, and was inducted into the Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 312 | 0 | 15 | 150 | 111 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 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 #73 card?
It is card #73 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing George Brunet of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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.
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