1973 Topps #171 Bernie Carbo
About Bernie Carbo
Carbo played the whole 1973 season in St. Louis, hitting .286 with 8 home runs and 40 RBI in 111 games, mostly in the outfield. On October 26 the Cardinals sent him and pitcher Rick Wise to Boston for Reggie Smith and Ken Tatum. His #171, in the second series, pictures him with the Cardinals.
Bernie Carbo was a left-handed-hitting outfielder and designated hitter who played 12 major league seasons, 1969 to 1980, for the Reds, Cardinals, Red Sox, Brewers, Indians and Pirates. Cincinnati took him 16th overall in the first amateur draft in 1965, one round ahead of Johnny Bench's selection, and he reached the majors after Sparky Anderson moved him from third base to the outfield in the minors. He hit .310 with 21 home runs as a 1970 rookie and was named The Sporting News National League Rookie of the Year. In Game 6 of the 1975 World Series, his pinch-hit three-run homer off Rawly Eastwick tied the game 6-6 before Carlton Fisk won it in the twelfth; it was his second pinch homer of that Series, tying the record. The Red Sox inducted the homer into their Hall of Fame as a memorable moment in 2004. He finished with a .264 average and 96 home runs in 1,010 games. After baseball he founded Diamond Club Ministry in 1993 and managed the Pensacola Pelicans from 2003 to 2005.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 182 | 2 | 58 | 97 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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 1973 Topps #171 card?
It is card #171 of the 660-card 1973 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bernie Carbo of the St. Louis Cardinals.
How many cards are in the 1973 Topps Baseball set?
660 cards, tracked as 679 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 660 with none skipped, in five series of 132 - #1-132, #133-264, #265-396, #397-528 and the high numbers, #529-660, printed in lower quantities; 19 cards carry catalogued print variations that the master set counts separately - fifteen Field Leaders cards, the #20 Stan Bahnsen, #31 Buddy Bell and #504 Earl Williams border-gap pairs and the two #280 Al Kaline printings.
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.