1972 Topps #271 Ken Rudolph
About Ken Rudolph
On #271, a third-series card, Rudolph is still with the Cubs. His 1971 season was all catching, with all 25 games behind the plate. He hit .197 with 15 hits in 76 at-bats. He drove in seven runs and scored five.
Ken Rudolph was a right-handed-hitting catcher, 6 feet 1 inch and 180 pounds, who appeared in 328 major-league games across nine seasons, 1969 to 1977. He debuted with the Chicago Cubs on April 20, 1969 and caught for them through 1973. He then spent 1974 with the San Francisco Giants. He moved on to the St. Louis Cardinals in 1975 and 1976, and finished with the Giants and the Baltimore Orioles in 1977. His career line was .213 with 6 home runs and 64 RBI. After playing he coached high school baseball, serving as head varsity coach at Arcadia High School in Arizona until 2013.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 226 | 9 | 76 | 112 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 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 #271 card?
It is card #271 of the 787-card 1972 Topps Baseball set, picturing Ken Rudolph of the Chicago Cubs.
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.