1972 Topps #156 Minnesota Twins
Hall of Famers on the 1971 Minnesota Twins roster: Bert Blyleven, Rod Carew, Jim Kaat, Harmon Killebrew and Tony Oliva.
About this card
This is one of the 24 team cards, one for each club; every club also has a manager card of its own this year. #1 honors the 1971 World Champion Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Texas Rangers, moved from Washington after the 1971 season, appear for the first time, on the #668 team card.
The story on this card
The 1971 Twins finished 74-86, fifth in the American League West, under manager Bill Rigney. The Twins drew 940,858 to Metropolitan Stadium, their first season under one million since moving to Minnesota. The team still sent five men to the All-Star Game: Harmon Killebrew, Rod Carew, Leo Cardenas, Tony Oliva and Jim Perry. Killebrew hit career home runs 500 and 501 off Baltimore's Mike Cuellar on August 10. Oliva won his third batting title at .337 and led the league with a .546 slugging percentage, while Cesar Tovar led the league with 204 hits. Perry went 17-17, Bert Blyleven 16-15 and Jim Kaat 13-14, and Kaat collected his tenth Gold Glove. Cardenas posted a .985 fielding percentage, the best by an American League shortstop to that point. Topps issued the club's team card as #156, printed in the second series.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 414 | 15 | 121 | 224 | 38 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| SGC | 13 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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 #156 card?
It is card #156 of the 787-card 1972 Topps Baseball set, picturing the Minnesota Twins. This is one of the 24 team cards, one for each club; every club also has a manager card of its own this year. #1 honors the 1971 World Champion Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Texas Rangers, moved from Washington after the 1971 season, appear for the first time, on the #668 team card.
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.