1971 Topps #742 Kansas City Royals
Hall of Famers on the 1970 Kansas City Royals roster: Bob Lemon.
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 Royals' second season, 1970, ended at 65-97, a tie with Milwaukee for fourth in the American League West and 33 games behind the Twins. Charlie Metro took over from Joe Gordon as manager, started 19-33 and was replaced by Bob Lemon, a Hall of Fame pitcher, who went 46-64 the rest of the way. The staff posted a 3.78 ERA and 11 shutouts, while the club scored 611 runs. Bob Oliver hit a team-high 27 of the club's 97 home runs, the first Royals player to reach 20 in a season. Kansas City drew 693,047 fans to Municipal Stadium. Topps issued the Royals team card as #742 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 | 561 | 1 | 30 | 236 | 204 | 56 | 27 | 6 | 1 |
| SGC | 42 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 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 #742 card?
It is card #742 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing the Kansas City Royals. 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 #742 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.