1971 Topps #567 Walt Alston
About this card
Every club has its own manager card this year, separate from its team card, and every one pictures the manager alone. Nine of the 24 managers are Hall of Famers: Bob Lemon (#91), Gil Hodges (#183), Red Schoendienst (#239), Ted Williams (#380), Earl Weaver (#477), Walt Alston (#567), Leo Durocher (#609), Sparky Anderson (#688) and Dick Williams (#714).
About Walt Alston
Alston led Los Angeles to an 87-74 record in 1970 and second place in the National League West, 14 1/2 games behind the pennant-winning Cincinnati Reds. That year Walter O'Malley handed the club presidency to his son Peter. Alston's 1971 manager card is #567, from the fifth series.
Walter Alston's major-league playing career lasted one game. Sent to first base for the ejected Johnny Mize by the 1936 St. Louis Cardinals, he struck out against Lon Warneke in his only at-bat. He spent 19 years in the minors as a player, player-manager and manager. Alston had lettered in baseball and basketball at Miami University and worked as a schoolteacher in Ohio. Branch Rickey brought him into the Dodgers' organization, where he managed Roy Campanella and Don Newcombe at Nashua in 1946. Six seasons at Brooklyn's Triple-A clubs in St. Paul and Montreal followed. When Charlie Dressen sought a multiyear contract, Walter O'Malley chose Alston to manage the Dodgers in 1954. Alston signed 23 consecutive one-year contracts and finished with 2,040 regular-season wins, seven National League pennants and four World Series championships. His nickname, Smokey, came from his fastball as a schoolboy pitcher; sportswriters also called him the Quiet Man. He handed the club to Tommy Lasorda for the final four games of 1976. Elected to the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee in 1983, Alston missed the induction ceremony after a heart attack. He died in Oxford, Ohio, in 1984.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 567 | 1 | 20 | 272 | 196 | 46 | 13 | 19 | 0 |
| SGC | 47 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 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 #567 card?
It is card #567 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing Walt Alston of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Every club has its own manager card this year, separate from its team card, and every one pictures the manager alone. Nine of the 24 managers are Hall of Famers: Bob Lemon (#91), Gil Hodges (#183), Red Schoendienst (#239), Ted Williams (#380), Earl Weaver (#477), Walt Alston (#567), Leo Durocher (#609), Sparky Anderson (#688) and Dick Williams (#714).
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.