1971 Topps #613 Pedro Borbon
About Pedro Borbon
Borbon pitched in three games for the 1971 Reds and had no decision. He totaled 4 1/3 innings with four strikeouts and a 4.15 ERA. The next year he went 8-3 with a 3.17 ERA in 62 games. His card is #613, in the fifth series, printed with the Reds.
Pedro Borbon was a Dominican right-handed reliever who pitched for the Cincinnati Reds from 1970 to 1979, the core years of the Big Red Machine. He appeared in more games than any other National Leaguer between 1970 and 1978 and ranked in the league's top five in games pitched six straight seasons from 1972 to 1977, throwing at least 121 innings in each. He went 69-39 with a 3.52 ERA and 80 saves in his career, including 18 saves in 1977. The Reds won the World Series in 1975 and 1976. Borbon was also known for his temper: in a 1974 brawl he bit Pittsburgh's Daryl Patterson. The Angels, Giants and Cardinals were his other clubs, and he was inducted into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame in 2010. He died in Pharr, Texas, in 2012.
Sources: SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 378 | 0 | 17 | 220 | 113 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 21 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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 #613 card?
It is card #613 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing Pedro Borbon of the Cincinnati Reds.
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.