1971 Topps #482 San Diego Padres
About this card
This is one of the 24 team cards, one for each club, opening with #1, the 1970 World Champions Baltimore Orioles. Every club also has a manager card of its own, separate from its team card. 1971 was the Washington Senators' last season before the club moved to Texas and became the Rangers in 1972; #462 is their team card.
The story on this card
The 1970 San Diego Padres, in their second season, went 63-99, an improvement of 11 wins on the 1969 debut year, and finished sixth in the National League West, 39 games behind Cincinnati. Preston Gomez managed. Cito Gaston hit .318 with 29 home runs and 93 RBI and went to the All-Star Game as an outfield reserve. Nate Colbert led the club with 38 home runs and drove in 86. Pat Dobson won 14 games with 185 strikeouts and a 3.76 ERA. The Padres drew 643,679 to San Diego Stadium. The San Diego Padres team card is 1971 Topps #482, printed in the fourth series.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 498 | 0 | 17 | 298 | 148 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| SGC | 30 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 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 #482 card?
It is card #482 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing the San Diego Padres. This is one of the 24 team cards, one for each club, opening with #1, the 1970 World Champions Baltimore Orioles. Every club also has a manager card of its own, separate from its team card. 1971 was the Washington Senators' last season before the club moved to Texas and became the Rangers in 1972; #462 is their team card.
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.