1971 Topps #308 St. Louis Cardinals
Hall of Famers on the 1970 St. Louis Cardinals roster: Dick Allen, Lou Brock, Steve Carlton, Bob Gibson, Red Schoendienst, Ted Simmons and Joe Torre.
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
St. Louis went 76-86 in 1970 and finished fourth in the National League East, 13 games behind Pittsburgh. The win total was the club's lowest since the days of the 154-game schedule. Red Schoendienst managed a roster that included Hall of Famers Bob Gibson, Lou Brock, Joe Torre, Steve Carlton and Dick Allen. Gibson won the Cy Young Award and a Gold Glove with 23 wins, a 3.12 ERA and 274 strikeouts, and Carlton struck out 16 batters in one game. Vic Davalillo collected 24 pinch hits, breaking the National League record. Third baseman Mike Shannon was limited to 52 games and soon retired because of a kidney disease. Curt Flood had filed his suit against baseball's reserve clause on January 16, 1970, after refusing a trade to the Phillies. It was the first of 26 seasons of AstroTurf at Busch Memorial Stadium. The Cardinals team card is #308 in the 1971 Topps series three.
Sources: Wikipedia (1970 St. Louis Cardinals season) · Wikipedia (Dick Allen) · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 438 | 0 | 22 | 235 | 132 | 21 | 11 | 15 | 2 |
| SGC | 30 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 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 #308 card?
It is card #308 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing the St. Louis Cardinals. 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.