1965 Topps #177 Pete Mikkelsen
About Pete Mikkelsen
This 1965 Topps card, #177 in the set's third series, shows Mikkelsen with the Yankees the year he split time between New York and the Toledo Mud Hens. Sent down early in the season, he threw a no-hitter for Toledo before returning to the majors, finishing 4-9 with a 3.28 ERA over 41 appearances including three spot starts for New York.
Pete Mikkelsen was a sinker-ball right-handed relief pitcher who spent nine major league seasons, from 1964 to 1972, with the New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Dodgers. Born in Staten Island, New York, and raised partly in Alhambra, California, he broke through in the minors under manager Rube Walker, who converted him from a straight overhand delivery to a sidearm sinkerball style that transformed his results. He reached the Yankees in 1964 and helped the club to an American League pennant as a rookie, going 7-4 with a 3.56 ERA and 12 saves before pitching in that year's World Series. His best season came in 1966 with Pittsburgh, when he set career highs with nine wins, 14 saves, 76 strikeouts and 126 innings across a career-high 71 appearances. He also logged four seasons with the Dodgers from 1969 through 1972. Over his career he compiled a 45-40 record, 3.38 ERA and 49 saves in 364 games. He was not selected to an All-Star team and is not a Hall of Fame inductee. He died in Mabton, Washington, in 2006.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 279 | 1 | 30 | 145 | 61 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 0 |
| SGC | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Data as of 2026-09-04. Half grades fold down for both graders (8.5→8); PSA qualified slabs (OC, ST, PD, MC and the like) are not counted. The two checklist variations, #79 and #508, are listed under the wording PSA uses for each state.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1965 Topps #177 card?
It is card #177 of the 598-card 1965 Topps Baseball set, picturing Pete Mikkelsen of the New York Yankees.
How many cards are in the 1965 Topps Baseball set?
598 cards, tracked as 600 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 598 with no gaps and no printed-number collisions, and two checklist cards - #79 and #508 - carry catalogued print variations that the master set counts separately.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA CardFacts, Cardboard Connection, BaseballCardPedia, 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 2026-10-11.