1971 Topps #687 Ron Taylor
About Ron Taylor
In his final Mets season, Taylor appeared 45 times and went 2-2 with a 3.65 ERA. He pitched 69 innings and saved two games. The Mets sold his contract to Montreal on October 20. Card #687 remains a Mets issue from the sixth series of 1971 Topps.
Toronto-born right-hander Ron Taylor pitched for Cleveland, St. Louis, Houston, the Mets and San Diego during eleven major-league seasons from 1962 through 1972. He finished 45-43 with a 3.93 ERA and 72 saves. He struck out 464 batters in 800 innings. Of his 491 appearances, 474 came in relief. Taylor won championships with the 1964 Cardinals and 1969 Mets and allowed no hits in seven World Series innings. He combined baseball with two professions. While pitching in Cleveland's farm system, he earned an electrical engineering degree from the University of Toronto in 1961. After leaving baseball, he returned to the university for medical school, graduating in 1977. He became the Blue Jays' team physician in 1979 and served for more than three decades. The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inducted him in 1985, followed by Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1993. Taylor died in Toronto on June 16, 2025, at 87.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 412 | 0 | 5 | 140 | 180 | 63 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| SGC | 23 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 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 #687 card?
It is card #687 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing Ron Taylor of the New York Mets.
Why is #687 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.