1963 Topps #186 Jerry Zimmerman
About Jerry Zimmerman
This is #186 from the second series of 1963 Topps, and it shows Zimmerman settled into the job he would hold for most of his time in Minnesota. Earl Battey was an All-Star again in 1963, so Zimmerman worked 39 games and batted .232 for a Twins club that matched its 1962 total with another 91-win season. What the batting line hides is the glove work: he handled 124 chances behind the plate without an error that year, a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage.
Gerald Robert Zimmerman was a catcher who played eight major league seasons for the Cincinnati Reds and Minnesota Twins between 1961 and 1968. Born in Omaha, Nebraska, on September 21, 1934 and raised in Milwaukie, Oregon, he signed with the Boston Red Sox in June 1952 for a reported $80,000 bonus and spent eight years in their farm system, reaching Triple-A Minneapolis in 1958 under player-manager Gene Mauch and catching the Millers to the American Association and Junior World Series titles. Released by the Red Sox and then the Orioles in 1959, he signed with Cincinnati and reached the majors at 26 in 1961, working more games behind the plate than any other Reds catcher during their pennant-winning season. Traded to Minnesota in January 1962 for outfielder Dan Dobbek, he spent seven seasons as a backup valued for his glove and his easy clubhouse presence rather than his bat, finishing at .204 with three home runs in 483 games. He later coached for Mauch in Montreal and Minnesota through 1980, scouted for the Yankees and Orioles, and umpired an inning of a major league game during the 1978 umpires' strike. He died in Neskowin, Oregon, in 1998.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 218 | 0 | 8 | 101 | 87 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 18 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Snapshot 2026-09-24. Half-grades fold down (8.5→8), and PSA's qualified grades are counted separately from the straight-grade rows shown here.
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- #89 Dick Stigman
- #110 Rich Rollins
- #127 Bill Tuttle
- #165 Jim Kaat
- #198 Lenny Green
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1963 Topps #186 card?
It is card #186 of the 576-card 1963 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jerry Zimmerman of the Minnesota Twins.
How many cards are in the 1963 Topps Baseball set?
576 cards, tracked as 583 collectible states. The numbers run from 1 to 576 with no gaps and no number used twice, and seven cards carry a catalogued print variation - three checklists, the two Rookie Stars cards also printed with a "1962" heading, and the #341 Jack Baldschun and #454 Art Fowler print states - that the master set counts separately.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA CardFacts, Cardboard Connection, BaseballCardPedia, The Topps Archives, 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 2026-10-03.