1971 Topps #83 Mets Rookie Stars - Tim Foli / Randy Bobb
On this card: Tim Foli, Randy Bobb
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
Foli shares this Rookie Stars card, #83 in the first series, with Randy Bobb, and it is Foli's rookie card. He made the Mets when Wayne Garrett was drafted into the Army, and he played 97 games, batting .226 with 24 RBI at second and third base. On May 26 against the Phillies he charged Ed Kranepool in the dugout over a warmup throw and took a smack in the face for it. Tim Foli was a shortstop for the Mets, Expos, Giants, Pirates, Angels and Yankees from 1970 to 1985. The first overall pick in 1968, he was nicknamed Crazy Horse by teammates and won the 1979 World Series with Pittsburgh.
The 1971 Topps card puts Bobb with the New York Mets, yet his last major league game had come on September 19, 1969, with Chicago. He shares Rookie Stars card #83, in the first series, with Tim Foli, whose rookie card it is. Catcher from Los Angeles who played 10 games for the Cubs in 1968-69, with one career hit, a single off Ron Reed. The Cubs sent him to the Mets for J.C. Martin before 1970. He died in 1982.
Sources: Wikipedia (Tim Foli) · Wikipedia (Randy Bobb) · SABR BioProject
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 290 | 0 | 5 | 103 | 126 | 29 | 15 | 11 | 1 |
| SGC | 17 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 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 #83 card?
It is card #83 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing Tim Foli and Randy Bobb. 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 #83 a rookie card?
Yes - #83 is the rookie card of Tim Foli. Randy Bobb had already appeared on an earlier Topps card, so it is not his rookie card.
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.