1973 Topps #348 Rennie Stennett
About Rennie Stennett
Stennett was in Puerto Rico playing winter ball in Roberto Clemente's place when Clemente's plane crashed on December 31, 1972, and the Pirates' 1973 season opened in mourning. He belted a career-high 10 home runs, but his average dropped to .242 and he split time between second and shortstop until Dal Maxvill arrived from Oakland in July. Virdon was fired on September 5 with the club 67-69. His third-series Pirates card is #348.
Rennie Stennett was a second baseman who spent nine seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates and two with the San Francisco Giants. Born in Colon, Panama, and raised in the Canal Zone, he grew up in Rod Carew's neighborhood, attended Carew's high school, and pitched to future Pirates catcher Manny Sanguillen on a sandlot team. Scout C. Herbert Raybourn signed him, and the move from outfield to second base came in the Florida Instructional League after 1970. He debuted on July 10, 1971, and on September 1 of that year was in the lineup when Pittsburgh became the first major league team to open a game with an all-minority nine. A hustling leadoff man, he drove in a career-high 62 runs in 1975. He was on the 1979 World Series champions, then took a five-year, $3 million contract from San Francisco through the re-entry draft. The Giants released him on April 2, 1982. He finished with a .274 average, 1,239 hits and 41 home runs, played in Mexico, and signed again with the Pirates in 1989 at 38.
Sources: SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 267 | 2 | 84 | 157 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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.
Find this card
Search T206 Cards Shop 1973 Topps cards Live auctions Buy It Now on eBay Sold prices
As an eBay Partner Network affiliate, T206Cards.com may earn from qualifying purchases.
Related cards
Team card: #26 Pittsburgh Pirates
More Pittsburgh Pirates cards:
- #2 Rich Hebner
- #50 Roberto Clemente
- #95 Steve Blass
- #117 Ramon Hernandez
- #141 Bruce Kison
- #163 Vic Davalillo
- #187 Luke Walker
- #225 Al Oliver
- #250 Manny Sanguillen
- #277 Bob Miller
- #303 Nelson Briles
- #333 Gene Clines
- #363 Jackie Hernandez
- #370 Willie Stargell
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1973 Topps #348 card?
It is card #348 of the 660-card 1973 Topps Baseball set, picturing Rennie Stennett of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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.