1972 Topps #85 1971 N.L. Batting Leaders - Joe Torre / Ralph Garr / Glenn Beckert
On this card: Joe Torre, Ralph Garr, Glenn Beckert
About this card
Cards #85-96 are the twelve League Leaders cards: the 1971 leaders in batting, runs batted in, home runs, earned run average, pitching and strikeouts, one card per league in each category with the National League card first, and three or four players on each card (#93 names four).
The story on this card
The 1971 National League batting race ended with Joe Torre of the St. Louis Cardinals at .363, ahead of Ralph Garr of the Atlanta Braves at .343 and Glenn Beckert of the Chicago Cubs at .342. Torre collected 230 hits in 161 games, all at third base. Garr had 219 hits in 154 games as a Braves outfielder. Beckert's average was the highest of his 11 seasons, built on 181 hits in 131 games. Topps put the three men on #85 in the 1972 set, the first card of the League Leaders subset (#85-96) in the first series, printed with the Cardinals, Braves and Cubs.
Joe Torre was a nine-time All-Star catcher and infielder who won the 1971 National League MVP award with St. Louis, then managed the Yankees to four World Series titles. He entered the Hall of Fame in 2014. Ralph Garr, the Road Runner, was an outfielder from Monroe, Louisiana, who played 1,317 games between 1968 and 1980 for the Braves, White Sox and Angels and stole 172 bases. Glenn Beckert - Cubs second baseman for nine seasons who played alongside shortstop Don Kessinger and third baseman Ron Santo, made four straight All-Star teams and won a 1968 Gold Glove.
Sources: Wikipedia (Glenn Beckert) · Wikipedia (Joe Torre) · Wikipedia (Ralph Garr) · SABR BioProject (Joe Torre) · SABR BioProject (Ralph Garr) · Baseball-Reference (Joe Torre) · Baseball-Reference (Ralph Garr) · Baseball-Reference (Glenn Beckert) · Baseball-Reference · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 313 | 3 | 36 | 116 | 55 | 43 | 25 | 35 | 0 |
| SGC | 20 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 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 1972 Topps #85 card?
It is card #85 of the 787-card 1972 Topps Baseball set, picturing Joe Torre, Ralph Garr and Glenn Beckert. Cards #85-96 are the twelve League Leaders cards: the 1971 leaders in batting, runs batted in, home runs, earned run average, pitching and strikeouts, one card per league in each category with the National League card first, and three or four players on each card (#93 names four).
How many cards are in the 1972 Topps Baseball set?
787 cards, tracked as 794 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 787 with none skipped, in six print series (#1-132, #133-263, #264-394, #395-525, #526-656 and #657-787, the high numbers); 7 cards carry catalogued print variations that the master set counts separately - four Chicago Cubs cards with yellow or green under the "C" and "S" of the team name, the #251 and #478 checklists with smaller or larger print on the front, and the #604 checklist with its copyright line aligned right or left.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA CardFacts, 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.