1971 Topps #167 Tom Grieve
About Tom Grieve
Grieve played a night game for Denver on July 4, 1970, caught a flight to New York and reached the park about an hour before a doubleheader, where he made his debut in the starting lineup. He got his first two big-league hits off Sam McDowell, hit his first home run on July 9 off Rick Austin, and finished at .198 with three home runs in 47 games. His #167, from the second series, is the rookie card and lists him with Washington.
Tom Grieve was an outfielder who played nine major league seasons, 1970 through 1979, for the Washington Senators and Texas Rangers, then the New York Mets and St. Louis Cardinals. The Senators took him sixth overall in the 1966 draft out of Pittsfield High School in Massachusetts, and he held out until they agreed to let him finish his college degree at Michigan. His best year was 1976 with Texas, when he hit .255 with a team-leading 20 home runs and 81 RBI. He finished with a .249 average, 65 home runs and 254 RBI in 670 games, and he was known as a streaky hitter who also played winter ball in Venezuela. The initials T-A-G gave him the nickname Tag, and his place on the Rangers' 1972 inaugural team, then in the front office and the broadcast booth, made him Mr. Ranger. He became Rangers general manager in 1984 at age 36, the youngest in the majors, and held the job until 1994, then worked as the team's television color commentator from 1995 through 2022. The Rangers inducted him into their Hall of Fame in 2010.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 298 | 1 | 11 | 153 | 97 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| SGC | 16 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 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 #167 card?
It is card #167 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing Tom Grieve of the Washington Senators.
Is 1971 Topps #167 a rookie card?
Yes - #167 is the 1971 Topps rookie card of Tom Grieve.
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.