1971 Topps #164 Reds Rookie Stars - Frank Duffy / Milt Wilcox
On this card: Frank Duffy, Milt Wilcox
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
Duffy shares this Rookie Stars card, #164 in the second series, with Cincinnati teammate Milt Wilcox, and it is the rookie card for both men. His 1971 season was split between two clubs. Sent down to Indianapolis, he balked and asked to be traded, and on May 29 the Reds dealt him with pitcher Vern Geishert to San Francisco for George Foster. Pittsburgh beat the Giants in the NLCS, and his only postseason appearance was a Game Two pinch-hit strikeout. Shortstop Frank Duffy played 1970-79 for the Reds, Giants, Indians and Red Sox. A Stanford graduate and the sixth pick of the 1967 draft, he started for Cleveland six years and led American League shortstops in fielding percentage in 1973 and 1976.
Cincinnati had as many as eight other starters competing in 1971, and Sparky Anderson, who regarded Wilcox as a five-inning pitcher, optioned him to Indianapolis. He went 2-2 with a 3.32 ERA in 18 games for the Reds. Card #164 is a second-series Rookie Stars card shared with Frank Duffy; both men are listed with the Reds, and it is the rookie card of each. Right-handed starter for the Reds, Indians, Cubs, Tigers and Mariners from 1970 to 1986. He won 17 games for the 1984 world champion Tigers and finished 119-113 with a 4.07 ERA and 1,137 strikeouts.
Sources: Wikipedia (Frank Duffy) · Wikipedia (Milt Wilcox) · SABR BioProject (Frank Duffy) · SABR BioProject (Milt Wilcox) · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 316 | 0 | 9 | 130 | 125 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 1 |
| SGC | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 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 #164 card?
It is card #164 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing Frank Duffy and Milt Wilcox. 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 #164 a rookie card?
Yes - #164 is a rookie card for every player pictured on it: Frank Duffy and Milt Wilcox.
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.