1971 Topps #587 Sonny Jackson
About Sonny Jackson
Atlanta used Jackson in 149 games in 1971, 145 of them in the outfield. He batted .258 with 141 hits in 547 at-bats. He added 2 home runs, 25 RBI and 7 stolen bases. Topps numbered his card #587, a fifth-series issue showing him with the Braves.
Roland Thomas Jackson, known as Sonny Jackson, was a left-handed hitting, right-handed throwing shortstop who spent twelve major league seasons with Houston and Atlanta between 1963 and 1974. Born July 9, 1944, in Washington, D.C., and listed at 5-foot-9 and 150 pounds, he debuted for the Houston Colt .45's on September 27, 1963 and got scattered at-bats over the next two seasons. Although he had appeared in parts of three earlier seasons, he qualified as a rookie in 1966, when he hit .292, led the National League with 160 singles and stole 49 bases to tie the major league rookie record Rollie Zeider set in 1910. Houston kept him at shortstop through 1967, and he spent the rest of his career with the Atlanta Braves. He was the Braves shortstop when Atlanta won the 1969 National League West, though the New York Mets swept the three-game NLCS. Over 936 games he hit .251 and stole 126 bases. He stayed in the game afterward as a minor league coach and manager in the Braves and San Francisco Giants organizations and as a coach with the Giants.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 406 | 0 | 20 | 242 | 116 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 24 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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 #587 card?
It is card #587 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing Sonny Jackson of the Atlanta Braves.
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.