1971 Topps #722 Houston Astros
Hall of Famers on the 1970 Houston Astros roster: Joe Morgan.
About this card
This is one of the 24 team cards, one for each club, opening with #1, the 1970 World Champions Baltimore Orioles. Every club also has a manager card of its own, separate from its team card. 1971 was the Washington Senators' last season before the club moved to Texas and became the Rangers in 1972; #462 is their team card.
The story on this card
The 1970 Astros went 79-83 under manager Harry Walker, good for fourth place in the National League West, 23 games behind the pennant-winning Reds. It was the first time Houston had finished as high as fourth, and the club set records with 744 runs and 129 home runs while playing in the Astrodome. Second baseman Joe Morgan, a future Hall of Famer, and shortstop Denis Menke went to the All-Star Game, and Morgan stole 42 bases. Third baseman Doug Rader hit 25 home runs and won the first of five straight Gold Gloves. Cesar Cedeno debuted on June 20 at Atlanta and hit his first homer on July 6, and Bob Watson hit two grand slams in September. Topps issued the Astros team card as #722 in the sixth series of the 1971 set.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 411 | 1 | 5 | 101 | 195 | 66 | 23 | 19 | 1 |
| SGC | 42 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 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 #722 card?
It is card #722 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing the Houston Astros. This is one of the 24 team cards, one for each club, opening with #1, the 1970 World Champions Baltimore Orioles. Every club also has a manager card of its own, separate from its team card. 1971 was the Washington Senators' last season before the club moved to Texas and became the Rangers in 1972; #462 is their team card.
Why is #722 harder to find?
It is a high number card from the sixth and last print series, #644-752 - the scarce end of the set. Some of its cards were printed in larger numbers than others, so scarcity varies card by card inside the run.
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.