1971 Topps #563 San Francisco Giants
Hall of Famers on the 1970 San Francisco Giants roster: Juan Marichal, Willie Mays, Willie McCovey and Gaylord Perry.
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 Giants went 86-76 and took third place in the National League West, 16 games behind the Cincinnati Reds. Clyde King was fired on May 23 after a 17-16 loss to San Diego in 15 innings left the club 19-23. Charlie Fox, up from the Phoenix farm club, went 67-53 the rest of the way. The roster carried four Hall of Famers. Willie McCovey hit 39 home runs with 126 RBI, and Willie Mays hit 28 home runs. Juan Marichal won 12 games, and Gaylord Perry went 23-13 with 214 strikeouts, tying Bob Gibson for the league lead in wins. Bobby Bonds had 200 hits and 26 home runs. Candlestick Park drew 740,720 for the year. This San Francisco team card is #563 in the 1971 Topps set, in the fifth series.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 485 | 1 | 21 | 260 | 163 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 1 |
| SGC | 20 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
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 #563 card?
It is card #563 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing the San Francisco Giants. 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.