1971 Topps #341 Steve Garvey
About Steve Garvey
Garvey played 81 games for the 1971 Dodgers, 79 of them at third base. He hit .227 with 7 home runs, and his 14 errors at third drew chants from hecklers at Dodger Stadium. In June a Mike Marshall screwball fractured his wrist and cost him five weeks. Topps put him on #341 in its third series, his rookie card, with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He finished his Michigan State degree that year and married Cynthia Truhan on October 29.
Steve Garvey was a first baseman who played 14 seasons for the Los Angeles Dodgers and five for the San Diego Padres between 1969 and 1987. He finished with a .294 average, 272 home runs and 1,308 RBI. As a boy he spent six springs as a Dodgers batboy whenever the club came to Tampa, and the Dodgers took him as a third baseman in the first round of the 1968 secondary phase. He won the 1974 National League MVP award, four straight Gold Gloves from 1974 to 1977 and ten All-Star selections. With Ron Cey, Bill Russell and Davey Lopes he formed an infield that started together for eight and a half years, and he played on the Dodgers' 1981 World Series winner. In December 1982 he signed with the Padres for $6.6 million over five years. His run of 1,207 consecutive games, from September 3, 1975 to July 29, 1983, is the National League record; it ended when he broke his thumb in a collision at home plate. In 1984 he handled 1,319 chances at first base without an error, then won the NLCS MVP award when his two-run walk-off home run off Lee Smith won Game Four against the Cubs. San Diego retired his No. 6 in 1988.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 3,829 | 2 | 40 | 627 | 961 | 818 | 600 | 716 | 65 |
| SGC | 1,420 | 0 | 5 | 95 | 289 | 347 | 274 | 258 | 152 |
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 #341 card?
It is card #341 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing Steve Garvey of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Is 1971 Topps #341 a rookie card?
Yes - #341 is the 1971 Topps rookie card of Steve Garvey.
What are the key cards in the 1971 Topps set?
#5 Thurman Munson and #630 Roberto Clemente are the headline cards. The headline rookie cards are #26 Bert Blyleven, #341 Steve Garvey and #709, the Outfielders Rookie Stars card shared by Dusty Baker, Tom Paciorek and Don Baylor, with #14 Dave Concepcion and #117 Ted Simmons among the other rookie cards. The high numbers (#644-752), the sixth and last series, are the scarce end of the set.
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.
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