1971 Topps #630 Roberto Clemente
About Roberto Clemente
In 108 games in 1970, Clemente hit .352 with 14 home runs. That August he had five hits in each of two straight games. In one of them, against the Dodgers, he singled in the 16th inning, stole second and scored the go-ahead run in a 2-1 Pirates win. His 1971 Topps card was #630, a fifth-series Pirates issue.
Roberto Clemente spent all 18 major-league seasons with Pittsburgh, primarily in right field. A native of Carolina, Puerto Rico, he played winter baseball for Santurce before signing with Brooklyn in 1954. After a season at Triple-A Montreal, he joined the Pirates through the Rule 5 draft. Clemente won 4 National League batting titles and 12 consecutive Gold Gloves, from 1961 through 1972. He earned the 1966 NL Most Valuable Player Award and played for Pittsburgh's 1960 and 1971 World Series champions, winning the Series MVP award in 1971. He was selected for 15 All-Star Games across 12 seasons. His career produced a .317 average, 240 home runs and 1,305 RBI. A double off Jon Matlack on September 30, 1972, made him the 11th player to reach 3,000 hits. Away from Pittsburgh, Clemente played and managed in Puerto Rico and planned a Sports City where children could play, read and learn. He organized shipments of food and medicine after Nicaragua's December 1972 earthquake and died accompanying a relief flight. A special election waived the usual five-year waiting period in 1973, making him the first player from Latin America elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 5,484 | 1 | 16 | 472 | 1,125 | 1,106 | 883 | 1,859 | 22 |
| SGC | 2,161 | 0 | 5 | 43 | 213 | 388 | 522 | 798 | 192 |
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 #630 card?
It is card #630 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing Roberto Clemente of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Is there a second version of #630 Roberto Clemente?
No. One dealer list letters two #630 Clemente cards, but no other source lists a second version, so the card is tracked as one.
What are the key cards in the 1971 Topps set?
#5 Thurman Munson and #630 Roberto Clemente are the headline cards. The headline rookie cards are #26 Bert Blyleven, #341 Steve Garvey and #709, the Outfielders Rookie Stars card shared by Dusty Baker, Tom Paciorek and Don Baylor, with #14 Dave Concepcion and #117 Ted Simmons among the other rookie cards. The high numbers (#644-752), the sixth and last series, are the scarce end of the set.
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.