1971 Topps #662 Mike Hedlund
About Mike Hedlund
In Venezuela after the 1969 season, Hedlund lost thirty pounds to the Hong Kong flu and bronchitis, then recovered to reinforce the Navegantes del Magallanes, champions of the 1970 Caribbean Series. He opened 1970 with the Royals, went 2-3 with a 7.20 ERA in nine games, and was reassigned to Triple-A Omaha. Card #662, from the sixth series, pictures him with Kansas City.
Mike Hedlund was a right-handed pitcher from Dallas, Texas, who signed with the Cleveland Indians out of Arlington High School and reached the majors at eighteen. He pitched six seasons in the American League, briefly with Cleveland in 1965 and 1968 before Kansas City selected him in the 1968 expansion draft. With the Royals he worked as both a starter and reliever, his best stretch coming in 1971 when he went 15-8 with a 2.71 ERA, the league's fourth-best mark, as part of a young rotation alongside Dick Drago and Paul Splittorff. Between seasons he pitched winter ball in Venezuela, where he set a league record with 53 consecutive innings without allowing an earned run, and he later traveled to Vietnam on a hospital tour with a group of major leaguers. Cleveland reacquired him for Kurt Bevacqua after the 1972 season, and he spent 1973 with the Triple-A Oklahoma City 89ers, going 7-8 with a 4.44 ERA.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 314 | 0 | 5 | 73 | 120 | 74 | 21 | 20 | 1 |
| SGC | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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 #662 card?
It is card #662 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing Mike Hedlund of the Kansas City Royals.
Why is #662 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.