1973 Topps #571 Rusty Torres
About Rusty Torres
Cleveland made Torres its Opening Day right fielder and leadoff hitter in 1973, and he started 51 games in right, more than anyone else on the club. His defense earned him a regular spot in the lineup of a weak Indians club, and he hit .205 with 7 home runs over 122 games. Topps put his Indians card, #571, in the fifth series, the high-number run.
Rusty Torres was a switch-hitting outfielder who played nine major league seasons between 1971 and 1980 for the Yankees, Indians, Angels, White Sox and Royals. Born in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, he grew up in New York City, attended Queens Vocational High School and was drafted by the Yankees in the 54th round in 1966. He debuted on September 20, 1971, and hit .385 in nine games that fall, among them the Washington Senators' final home game, forfeited when fans stormed the field on his 23rd birthday. He was in the ballpark for three forfeits in the 1970s, the last of them Chicago's Disco Demolition Night in 1979. A November 1972 trade sent him with John Ellis, Charlie Spikes and Jerry Kenney to Cleveland for Graig Nettles and Jerry Moses. His career line was .212 with 35 home runs, his best power year being eight homers for the 1979 White Sox. He was inducted into the Stickball Hall of Fame in 2002 and received the Hispanic Heritage Baseball Museum Hall of Fame Pioneer Award in 2007.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 178 | 2 | 38 | 111 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 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.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1973 Topps #571 card?
It is card #571 of the 660-card 1973 Topps Baseball set, picturing Rusty Torres of the Cleveland Indians.
Why is #571 harder to find?
It is a high number card from the fifth and last print series, #529-660 - the scarce end of the set.
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.