1970 Topps #644 Gerry Nyman
About Gerry Nyman
Nyman's 1970 card, #644, is a high number from the seventh series and lists him with San Diego. He started two games for the Padres that year and went 0-2 with a 15.19 ERA, then spent most of the season with the Salt Lake City Bees, going 9-13 with a 4.09 ERA.
Gerald Smith Nyman, a left-handed pitcher out of Logan, Utah, signed with the Chicago White Sox as an undrafted free agent in 1965 after attending Brigham Young University. He worked his way through the White Sox chain with stops at Sarasota, the Deerfield Beach/Winter Haven, Fox Cities and Lynchburg affiliates, Evansville, and Hawaii before debuting in the majors on August 24, 1968 against the Minnesota Twins. Nyman spent parts of three seasons with Chicago and San Diego, working mostly as a starter and throwing complete-game shutouts in his first start of both 1968 and 1969. Traded to the Padres for Tommie Sisk in March 1970, he closed out his major league career that September. He pitched in the minors through 1971, then built a long second career as a coach, including stints as Tampa Bay's minor league pitching coordinator and as pitching coach for several affiliates over more than 30 years in the game.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 192 | 4 | 25 | 120 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 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 1970 Topps #644 card?
It is card #644 of the 720-card 1970 Topps Baseball set, picturing Gerry Nyman of the San Diego Padres.
Why is #644 harder to find?
It is a high number card from the seventh and last series, #634-720 - the high numbers, and the toughest series of the set to find.
How many cards are in the 1970 Topps Baseball set?
720 cards, tracked as 726 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 720 with none skipped, issued in seven series - #1-132, #133-263, #264-372, #373-459, #460-546, #547-633 and the high numbers, #634-720; 6 cards, all of them checklists, carry catalogued print variations that the master set counts separately.
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.