1971 Topps #176 Red Sox Rookie Stars - Bob Montgomery / Doug Griffin
On this card: Bob Montgomery, Doug Griffin
About this card
This is one of the 44 Rookie Stars cards in the 1971 Topps set, each carrying two or three players under a club, league or position title. All 44 count as rookie cards.
The story on this card
Montgomery shares #176 with Doug Griffin, both pictured with the Red Sox in a second-series Rookie Stars pairing, and it is the rookie card for each man. It followed his September 1970 call-up, when he hit .179 in 22 games. Boston added Duane Josephson over the winter to catch, but injuries opened playing time and in 1971 Montgomery got into 67 games, hitting .239 with 24 RBI. Boston Red Sox backup catcher from 1970 to 1979, mostly behind Carlton Fisk. He pinch-hit in Game Seven of the 1975 World Series, was the last major leaguer to bat without a helmet, and later called Red Sox games on television.
Griffin hit .127 in 18 games with the Angels in 1970 before the Red Sox acquired him in a trade. Rookie Stars #176 pairs him with Bob Montgomery, both printed with Boston, and it is the rookie card for each man. In 1971 Griffin hit .244, was named the club's rookie of the year and placed fourth in the American League Rookie of the Year voting. Doug Griffin was the Red Sox regular second baseman from 1971 until mid-1975, a defense-first player who won the 1972 Gold Glove. He came to Boston in the Tony Conigliaro trade and was slowed by broken hands and two beanings.
Sources: Wikipedia (Bob Montgomery) · Wikipedia (Doug Griffin) · SABR BioProject (Bob Montgomery) · SABR BioProject (Doug Griffin) · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 263 | 0 | 5 | 96 | 113 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 3 |
| SGC | 17 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 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 #176 card?
It is card #176 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bob Montgomery and Doug Griffin. This is one of the 44 Rookie Stars cards in the 1971 Topps set, each carrying two or three players under a club, league or position title. All 44 count as rookie cards.
Is 1971 Topps #176 a rookie card?
Yes - #176 is a rookie card for every player pictured on it: Bob Montgomery and Doug Griffin.
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.