1971 Topps #568 Sal Campisi
About Sal Campisi
After the 1970 season the Cardinals traded Campisi and infielder Jim Kennedy to Minnesota for Herman Hill and minor leaguer Bob Wissler; Hill drowned in Venezuela within weeks. Called up from Portland, Campisi worked six April games for the Twins, with a 4.15 ERA and no decision, and his last game was April 24. His #568 card, from the fifth series, is printed with the Minnesota Twins.
Sal Campisi was a right-handed reliever from Brooklyn who pitched 50 games in the majors, for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1969 and 1970 and the Minnesota Twins in 1971, going 3-2 with a 2.70 ERA and four saves. At Long Island University he went 12-1 with a 0.27 ERA in 1964, the lowest in the country that year, and signed with the Cardinals for an $8,500 bonus. In the minors he moved from starting to relief and won 36 and lost 8 across Double-A and Triple-A from 1967 to 1969. At Tulsa in 1969, under Warren Spahn, he went 13-2 with a 1.99 ERA and won the American Association's Allie Reynolds Award as its outstanding pitcher. He made his debut on August 15, 1969, and earned his first win on September 18 against the Pirates, in a game decided by Vada Pinson's walk-off homer. His slider broke like a spitball, which prompted the suggestion that his first name should be Saliva. Arm trouble ended his career in 1972, and he settled in St. Petersburg, Florida, and spent 20 years with General Telephone.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 243 | 0 | 8 | 100 | 107 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| SGC | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 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 #568 card?
It is card #568 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing Sal Campisi of the Minnesota Twins.
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.