1971 Topps #697 Rickey Clark
About Rickey Clark
Recalled from the minors in June 1971, Clark made his second start on July 2 and shut out the eventual division champion Oakland Athletics on two hits at Anaheim Stadium. He finished the season 2-1 with a 2.86 ERA in 11 games. Card #697 belongs to the sixth series and shows him with the Angels.
Rickey Clark was a right-handed pitcher who worked in the majors only for the California Angels, from 1967 to 1972. A Mount Clemens, Michigan native, he signed with his hometown Detroit Tigers out of Redford Union High School in 1965, and the Angels took him in the 1966 Rule 5 draft, which obliged them to carry him on the 25-man roster for all of 1967. He earned a rotation spot on merit: he won his debut on April 22 with four scoreless relief innings against Cleveland, and he finished 12-11 with a 2.59 ERA, the best among Angels starters. His only complete game that year was a two-hit shutout of the Washington Senators on September 8. The next year he went 1-11, and he spent most of 1969, all of 1970 and the early part of 1971 in the minor leagues. In 96 major league games, 70 of them starts, he went 19-32. His career ERA was 3.38, with 236 strikeouts in 431 2/3 innings.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 278 | 0 | 2 | 94 | 134 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| SGC | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 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 #697 card?
It is card #697 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing Rickey Clark of the California Angels.
Why is #697 harder to find?
It is a high number card from the sixth and last print series, #644-752 - the scarce end of the set. Some of its cards were printed in larger numbers than others, so scarcity varies card by card inside the run.
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.