1971 Topps #607 Paul Ratliff
About Paul Ratliff
In 1970 Paul Ratliff caught 53 of his 69 games for Minnesota and drove in 22 runs. His 1971 Topps card, #607, sits in the fifth series and lists him with the Twins. He finished 1971 at .165 with five home runs in 44 games, split between the Twins and the Brewers.
Paul Hawthorne Ratliff was born January 23, 1944, in San Diego, California, and played high school baseball at Pasadena High School in Pasadena, Texas. A left-handed hitting, right-throwing catcher, he signed with the Minnesota Twins as an amateur free agent in 1962 and broke into the majors the following spring at age nineteen, making the Twins' Opening Day roster. After a brief look in 1963 he spent several years in the minors before returning to Minnesota in 1970, where he split the catching job with George Mitterwald and played in the 1970 American League Championship Series against Baltimore. He was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers for Phil Roof and played there in 1971 and 1972; his last major league game came on July 23, 1972, and the Brewers traded him to the California Angels on July 28. Over parts of four seasons he hit .205 with 12 home runs and 42 RBIs in 145 games.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 289 | 0 | 9 | 128 | 119 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| SGC | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 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 #607 card?
It is card #607 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing Paul Ratliff of the Minnesota Twins.
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.