1971 Topps #34 Sandy Vance
About Sandy Vance
Vance won his first start of 1971, on April 12 against the Cubs, but winter ball in the Dominican Republic that ran into January had left his arm tired and sore. Four days later he left in the second inning against Houston, got one more start through June, and was sent back to Spokane. He finished 2-1 with a 6.92 ERA in 10 games. His rookie card, #34 from the first series, has him with the Dodgers.
Sandy Vance was a right-handed pitcher who reached the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1970 and was gone from baseball by 1973. At Stanford he went 15-0 as a sophomore. In the summer of 1966 he threw three no-hitters for the Humboldt Crabs and was named the National Baseball Congress Sandlotter of the Year. The Dodgers took him in the second round of the June 1968 secondary draft and he signed for $28,500, then went 14-3 at Ogden under Tommy Lasorda. Called up in April 1970 to replace the injured Bill Singer, he lost his debut to Tom Seaver and the Mets, won his next start, and finished 7-7 with a 3.13 ERA, earning Dodger Rookie of the Year honors. Arm trouble ended it. He pitched ineffectively at Spokane and Albuquerque and was released from Class A Bakersfield on May 25, 1973. His major-league line was 9-8 with a 3.83 ERA in 141 innings. He later built a career in land planning and landscape architecture, and Stanford and the Humboldt Crabs both inducted him into their halls of fame.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 267 | 1 | 12 | 93 | 102 | 34 | 13 | 11 | 1 |
| SGC | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 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 #34 card?
It is card #34 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing Sandy Vance of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Is 1971 Topps #34 a rookie card?
Yes - #34 is the 1971 Topps rookie card of Sandy Vance.
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.