1971 Topps #546 John Matias
About John Matias
Card #546, from the fifth series, lists him with the Kansas City Royals. The White Sox traded him and Gail Hopkins to the Royals on October 13, 1970 for Pat Kelly and Don O'Riley. Over that winter he played first base for Aguilas del Zulia in Venezuela, batting .252 in 32 games, and in 1971 he played at Triple-A Omaha. Kansas City sold his contract that December.
John Matias was a left-handed-hitting first baseman and outfielder from Honolulu whose major league time was 58 games with the 1970 Chicago White Sox, a .188 average with 2 home runs. He hit four home runs in four at-bats in the 1962 Hawaii state tournament final, then signed with Baltimore and came to Chicago in the six-man Luis Aparicio trade of November 29, 1967. He hit .314 for Tucson in 1969, fourth in the Pacific Coast League. He hit a career-high 20 home runs for the Hawaii Islanders, where his 18-season pro career ended in 1980. He played six summers in the Mexican League from 1974, batting .306 and going 26-25 with a 3.33 ERA after taking up pitching in 1976. He later coached high school baseball at Pearl City and Damien Memorial in Hawaii. He died on April 7, 2020.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 253 | 1 | 9 | 125 | 89 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| SGC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 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 #546 card?
It is card #546 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing John Matias of the Kansas City Royals.
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.