1972 Topps #771 San Francisco Giants
Hall of Famers on the 1971 San Francisco Giants roster: Juan Marichal, Willie Mays, Willie McCovey and Gaylord Perry.
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 San Francisco Giants won the National League West at 90-72, one game ahead of the Dodgers. They led by 8 1/2 games on September 1, saw the Dodgers win eight straight in mid-September to close to a game, and clinched on the final day with a win over San Diego in which Dave Kingman homered. Charlie Fox managed at Candlestick Park. Bobby Bonds hit .288 with 33 home runs and 102 RBI. Willie McCovey added 18 home runs and 70 RBI. Willie Mays hit 18 home runs with 23 steals. Juan Marichal went 18-11 with a 2.94 ERA. Gaylord Perry went 16-12 with a 2.76 ERA. Pittsburgh beat the Giants 3-1 in the NLCS. This is the Giants team card, #771 in the 1972 Topps set, printed in the sixth series.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 616 | 26 | 171 | 314 | 58 | 33 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| SGC | 44 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 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 #771 card?
It is card #771 of the 787-card 1972 Topps Baseball set, picturing the San Francisco Giants. 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.
Why is #771 harder to find?
It is a high number card from the sixth and last print series, #657-787 - with the fifth series, the toughest to find, per PSA.
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.