1971 Topps #702 Milt Ramirez
About Milt Ramirez
Ramirez batted .190 in 62 games as a rookie in 1970, 59 of them at shortstop. In 1971 the Cardinals used him in four games, and he collected three hits in 11 at-bats. His rookie card, #702 from the sixth series, lists him with St. Louis.
Milt Ramirez was a Puerto Rican infielder, mostly a shortstop, who played 94 major league games for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1970 and 1971 and the Oakland Athletics in 1979, batting .184. Born Milton Ramirez Barboza in Mayaguez, he signed with the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent in 1968, and the Cardinals took him from the Orioles organization in the Rule 5 draft after the 1969 season. St. Louis traded him with Skip Jutze to the Houston Astros for Ray Busse and Bobby Fenwick on November 29, 1972. He reached Oakland in 1979, where he hit .161 in 28 games before being sent to the minors. He died on August 18, 2022, at the age of 72.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 366 | 0 | 3 | 108 | 188 | 44 | 17 | 5 | 1 |
| SGC | 19 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 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 #702 card?
It is card #702 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing Milt Ramirez of the St. Louis Cardinals.
Is 1971 Topps #702 a rookie card?
Yes - #702 is the 1971 Topps rookie card of Milt Ramirez.
Why is #702 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.