Number of Cards
1971 Topps grew to a new high of 752 cards which there are 34 Cubs players.Card Dimensions
The standard-sized cards are the following dimensions: 2-1/2" by 3-1/2"Basic Features
The fronts of these cards contain a large color photograph of the player with a thin white border. The background of the cards is black, which makes NM cards hard to find. The players' team is located in large type at the top of the card, and just below that is the player's name and position. A facsimile autograph is located near the middle of the card.The backs of these cards feature a major difference from previous years: Topps included a small black and white photograph to go along with limited stats featuring the players' first pro and major league games, plus a short biography.
Subsets include:
- Statistical Leaders (LL)
- World Series (WS)
- Playoff (CS) highlight cards.
Released in 6 series:
- series 1 (1-132)
- series 2 (133-263)
- series 3 (264-393)
- series 4 (394-523)
- series 5 (524-643)
- series 6 (644-752)
- series 7 (644-752)
Short Prints:
- The high series cards (634-720) are scarce and demand a premium.
Chicago Cubs 1971 Topps Checklist
| Number | Player |
| 12 | Johnny Callison |
| 38 | Jim Colborn RC |
| 64 | NL RBI Leaders |
| 66 | NL Home Run Leaders |
| 70 | NL Pitching Leaders |
| 72 | NL Strikeout Leaders |
| 90 | Joe Pepitone |
| 98 | Joe Decker RC |
| 121 | Rookie Stars |
| 151 | Tommy Davis |
| 175 | Jim Hickman |
| 203 | Larry Gura RC |
| 220 | Ron Santo |
| 248 | Hoyt Wilhelm |
| 280 | Ferguson Jenkins |
| 350 | Billy Williams |
| 390 | Glenn Beckert |
| 410 | Ken Holtzman |
| 424 | Roberto Rodriquez |
| 441 | Milt Pappas |
| 455 | Don Kessinger |
| 472 | Ken Rudolph |
| 502 | Chicago Cubs TC |
| 525 | Ernie Banks |
| 542 | Bob Miller |
| 558 | Hector Torres |
| 576 | Rookie Stars |
| 592 | Randy Hundley |
| 609 | Leo Durocher MG |
| 634 | Phil Regan |
| 647 | Juan Pizarro |
| 670 | Bill Hands |
| 704 | J.C. Martin SP |
| 726 | Paul Popovich |
