1971 Topps #665 Ron Swoboda
About Ron Swoboda
Swoboda hit .233 with 9 home runs and 40 RBI for the 1970 Mets, who had won the World Series the autumn before. Minor-leaguer Rich Hacker went with him to Montreal in the spring of 1971, which is why #665 in the sixth series shows him with the Expos.
Ron Swoboda came out of Baltimore's Sparrows Point High School and one year at the University of Maryland, signing with the Mets in September 1963 for $35,000 after a strong showing in the AAABA tournament. He made the big club out of spring training in 1965 at age 20. His 19 home runs in 1965 stood as the Mets rookie record until Darryl Strawberry hit 26 in 1983, and he earned a place on the 1965 Topps All-Star Rookie Team. He picked up the nickname Rocky in his early Mets years for his uneven fielding, though his arm was strong and accurate. He was the Mets' left fielder in 1965 and 1966, moved to first base and then right field in 1967 when Tommy Davis arrived, and batted a career-best .281 that season. Platooned during the 1969 championship year, he collected six hits in 15 World Series at-bats against Baltimore and drove in the winning run in the clinching fifth game. He is remembered for the backhanded diving catch off Brooks Robinson that saved Game 4. He went to Montreal in a March 1971 trade and on to the Yankees that June, finishing with a .242 average, 73 homers and 344 RBI over nine seasons. He later worked as a television sportscaster in New York, Milwaukee and New Orleans.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 412 | 0 | 9 | 96 | 186 | 77 | 27 | 17 | 0 |
| SGC | 27 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 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 #665 card?
It is card #665 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing Ron Swoboda of the Montreal Expos.
Why is #665 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.