1971 Topps #239 Red Schoendienst
About this card
Every club has its own manager card this year, separate from its team card, and every one pictures the manager alone. Nine of the 24 managers are Hall of Famers: Bob Lemon (#91), Gil Hodges (#183), Red Schoendienst (#239), Ted Williams (#380), Earl Weaver (#477), Walt Alston (#567), Leo Durocher (#609), Sparky Anderson (#688) and Dick Williams (#714).
About Red Schoendienst
Schoendienst's 1971 Cardinals went 90-72 and finished second in the NL East, seven games behind Pittsburgh. Joe Torre won the MVP award, batting .363 with 24 home runs and 137 RBI, and Bob Gibson no-hit the Pirates on August 14. Schoendienst's 1971 Topps manager card is second-series #239.
Red Schoendienst was a switch-hitting second baseman who played 19 major league seasons for the Cardinals, Giants and Braves. A ten-time All-Star, he finished with a .289 average, 2,449 hits and 84 home runs. He led the National League with 26 stolen bases as a rookie left fielder in 1945 and hit a career-best .342 in 1953. His 14th-inning home run off Ted Gray won the 1950 All-Star Game for the National League. Schoendienst played on World Series champions with St. Louis in 1946 and Milwaukee in 1957. After a tuberculosis diagnosis, surgeons removed part of a lung in February 1959; he appeared in five major league games later that year. He later compiled a 1,041-955 record managing the Cardinals and coached their 1982 champions. The Veterans Committee elected him to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1989.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 439 | 0 | 13 | 180 | 168 | 46 | 21 | 11 | 0 |
| SGC | 37 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 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 #239 card?
It is card #239 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing Red Schoendienst of the St. Louis Cardinals. Every club has its own manager card this year, separate from its team card, and every one pictures the manager alone. Nine of the 24 managers are Hall of Famers: Bob Lemon (#91), Gil Hodges (#183), Red Schoendienst (#239), Ted Williams (#380), Earl Weaver (#477), Walt Alston (#567), Leo Durocher (#609), Sparky Anderson (#688) and Dick Williams (#714).
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.