1971 Topps #698 Milwaukee Brewers
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 1970 Milwaukee Brewers had been the Seattle Pilots a year earlier. The club was declared bankrupt on March 31, 1970, seven days before Opening Day, which cleared the way for Bud Selig's group to move it to Milwaukee after the Braves had left for Atlanta following 1965. The team's equipment had been sitting in Provo, Utah, with the drivers awaiting word on whether to head for Seattle or Milwaukee. New manager Dave Bristol took the team to County Stadium, and it finished fourth in the American League West at 65-97, 33 games behind the Minnesota Twins. The Brewers scored 613 runs and allowed 751, and 933,690 fans came through the gates. Milwaukee had also gained the Braves from Boston only a few weeks before the 1953 season. The Brewers team card is #698, printed in the sixth series.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 439 | 2 | 21 | 156 | 183 | 49 | 17 | 10 | 1 |
| SGC | 57 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
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 #698 card?
It is card #698 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing the Milwaukee Brewers. 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 #698 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.