1971 Topps #276 Giants Rookie Stars - Mike Davison / George Foster
On this card: Mike Davison, George Foster
About this card
This is one of the 44 Rookie Stars cards in the 1971 Topps set, each carrying two or three players under a club, league or position title. All 44 count as rookie cards.
The story on this card
Davison's 1970 season began on June 5, when the Giants called on him out of the bullpen, and he finished it with 31 relief appearances after pitching two innings for San Francisco the year before. He posted a 6.50 ERA with 21 strikeouts in 36 innings. Card #276 puts him on a Rookie Stars panel with George Foster, both listed with the Giants, and it is the rookie card for each. It was a Series Three issue. Left-handed reliever from Galesburg, Illinois, who pitched for the San Francisco Giants in 1969 and 1970 after a stint at Double-A Springfield in 1965. He died in Glencoe, Minnesota, in 2013.
Foster opened 1971 as a fourth outfielder behind Willie Mays, Bobby Bonds and Ken Henderson, then was dealt to Cincinnati on May 29. With Bobby Tolan lost to an Achilles injury, he played center field for the Reds, and on September 16 in San Francisco he hit an eighth-inning grand slam off Don McMahon against his old club. He finished at .241 with 13 home runs overall. His #276 is a third-series Rookie Stars card shared with Giants teammate Mike Davison, the rookie card for both. Outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds' Big Red Machine and the New York Mets. He won the 1977 National League MVP award with 52 home runs and 149 RBI, led the league in RBI three straight years, and hit 348 home runs.
Sources: Wikipedia (Mike Davison) · Wikipedia (George Foster) · SABR BioProject · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 1,274 | 0 | 21 | 307 | 379 | 247 | 145 | 172 | 3 |
| SGC | 235 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 65 | 55 | 51 | 27 | 13 |
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 #276 card?
It is card #276 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing Mike Davison and George Foster. This is one of the 44 Rookie Stars cards in the 1971 Topps set, each carrying two or three players under a club, league or position title. All 44 count as rookie cards.
Is 1971 Topps #276 a rookie card?
Yes - #276 is a rookie card for every player pictured on it: Mike Davison and George Foster.
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.