1970 Topps #661 Jerry Robertson
About Jerry Robertson
A 3-2 win over Bob Gibson and the Cardinals on September 6, 1969 was Robertson's fifth and last in the majors. Detroit manager Mayo Smith expected him to compete for a starting job in 1970, but Robertson was moved to the bullpen after spring training, and on May 13 he was sent down to Triple-A Toledo. He went 3-2 with a 3.64 ERA in seven games there. His card, #661, is a high number from the seventh series and carries the Tigers name.
Jerry Robertson grew up on a farm near Winchester, Kansas, where baseball was not offered at his high school; he pitched summer ball in the Ban Johnson League before starring at Washburn University in Topeka. The St. Louis Cardinals took the right-hander in the 27th round of the 1965 draft, and he worked mostly as a reliever through the minors, leading his team in ERA in each of his first three pro seasons. Left unprotected in the October 1968 expansion draft, he was claimed by the Montreal Expos and made the club in 1969, pitching scoreless relief in the first game in franchise history before moving into the starting rotation that May. The Expos traded him to the Detroit Tigers that winter for pitcher Joe Sparma, and 1970 was his final major-league season; a broken finger and elbow trouble in the minors ended his playing career in 1971. Robertson later became a civic leader in Topeka, serving as executive director of the YMCA and as athletic director at Washburn University, where he was inducted into the school's athletic hall of fame in 1982.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 130 | 2 | 27 | 69 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 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 #661 card?
It is card #661 of the 720-card 1970 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jerry Robertson of the Detroit Tigers.
Why is #661 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.