1971 Topps #516 Ted Kubiak
About Ted Kubiak
Ted Kubiak had the best year of his career in 1970, the Brewers' first season in Milwaukee: 158 games, a .252 average, 4 home runs and 41 RBI. On July 18 at Fenway Park he went 4-for-5 and drove in seven runs, including a ninth-inning grand slam off Ed Phillips, in a 10-5 win over Boston. His 1971 Topps card is #516, in the fourth series, with Milwaukee.
Ted Kubiak was a switch-hitting, glove-first infielder who spent ten major league seasons, 1967 to 1976, with the Kansas City/Oakland Athletics, Milwaukee Brewers, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers, and San Diego Padres. Signed by Kansas City in 1960 out of Highland Park, New Jersey, he spent six years in the minors before debuting in 1967. He played shortstop, second base, and third base, filling in wherever a regular went down, which led teammate Tony La Russa to call him the most valuable player on Oakland's early-1970s club. Kubiak hit .231 with 13 home runs across 977 career games and played for the Athletics' 1972 and 1973 World Series champions. After retiring as a player in 1977, he returned to baseball in 1989 as a minor league manager and later a defensive instructor in the Cleveland organization.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 300 | 0 | 17 | 135 | 114 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| SGC | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 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 #516 card?
It is card #516 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing Ted Kubiak of the Milwaukee Brewers.
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.