1971 Topps #211 Phil Hennigan
About Phil Hennigan
Hennigan opened 1971 at Wichita after Cleveland offered him to Milwaukee in a package for Tommy Harper and found no taker. A May 7 swap for rookie reliever Chuck Machemehl brought him back, and he finished with 57 appearances, 14 saves and a 4.94 ERA. On September 20 he was one of a then-record 18 pitchers used in a 20-inning game against Washington. His rookie card is #211, a second-series Indians issue.
Phil Hennigan was a right-handed reliever from Jasper, Texas, who pitched for the Cleveland Indians from 1969 to 1972 and the New York Mets in 1973. Cleveland drafted him out of Sam Houston State in the fourth round in 1966, and Army service as an artilleryman in Vietnam, where he earned a medal for bravery, cost him the 1967 season. He made his major-league debut on September 2, 1969, retiring Rod Carew on one pitch, a fly ball to center. A shoulder problem that first surfaced during his rookie season took velocity off his fastball, and late in his career he joked about owning a new pitch called the nudist ball because it had nothing on it. Across five seasons he went 17-14 with a 4.26 ERA and 25 saves in 176 games. Hennigan died in Center, Texas, in 2016, a year after a lung cancer diagnosis.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 385 | 0 | 18 | 209 | 116 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| SGC | 17 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 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 #211 card?
It is card #211 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing Phil Hennigan of the Cleveland Indians.
Is 1971 Topps #211 a rookie card?
Yes - #211 is the 1971 Topps rookie card of Phil Hennigan.
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.