1971 Topps #111 Yankees Rookie Stars - Loyd Colson / Bobby Mitchell
On this card: Loyd Colson, Bobby Mitchell
About this card
This is one of the 44 Rookie Stars cards in the 1971 Topps set, each carrying two or three players under a club, league or position title. All 44 count as rookie cards.
The story on this card
Topps put Colson and Bobby Mitchell together on #111, a Rookie Stars card from the first series of the 1971 set, and it was the first card for both men. Both were printed with the New York Yankees. The card has the black borders for which the 1971 set is best known. Loyd Colson, a right-handed Yankees pitcher from Wellington, Texas, appeared in one major league game, on September 25, 1970, against Detroit. He worked two innings, struck out three and finished with a 4.50 ERA.
Mitchell hit .182 with 2 home runs in 35 games for the 1971 Brewers after arriving from the Yankees in midseason. Card #111 is a first-series Rookie Stars card that pairs him with pitcher Loyd Colson, both pictured as Yankees, and it is the rookie card for each man. Bobby Mitchell was an outfielder and designated hitter who played 273 games for the Yankees and Brewers from 1970 to 1975, hitting .235 with 21 home runs, then played four seasons in Japan for the Nippon-Ham Fighters.
Sources: Wikipedia (Loyd Colson) · Wikipedia (Bobby Mitchell (1970s outfielder)) · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 324 | 0 | 5 | 92 | 146 | 44 | 25 | 11 | 1 |
| SGC | 19 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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 #111 card?
It is card #111 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing Loyd Colson and Bobby Mitchell. This is one of the 44 Rookie Stars cards in the 1971 Topps set, each carrying two or three players under a club, league or position title. All 44 count as rookie cards.
Is 1971 Topps #111 a rookie card?
Yes - #111 is a rookie card for every player pictured on it: Loyd Colson and Bobby Mitchell.
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.