1970 Topps #651 Jim Gosger
About Jim Gosger
The Mets traded Gosger and Bob Heise to San Francisco for Ray Sadecki and Dave Marshall on December 12, 1969. His seventh-series Topps #651 listed him with the Giants. After eight games at Phoenix, he was sold to Montreal and assigned to Buffalo, where he batted .327 with eight homers in 30 games. Recalled June 2, he hit .263 with five homers and 37 RBI in 91 games for the Expos.
Jim Gosger played ten major league seasons as an outfielder and first baseman for Boston, the Athletics in Kansas City and Oakland, Seattle, New York and Montreal. The Port Huron native signed with Boston in January 1962 while attending Port Huron Junior College. In his first professional season at Winston-Salem, he batted .283 with 19 home runs and 83 RBI and made the Carolina League's postseason all-star team. He started both games of the Mets' September 12, 1969 doubleheader at Forbes Field and received a $100 World Series share, although he was ineligible for their postseason roster. He finished with a .226 average, 30 home runs and 177 RBI in 705 major league games. After retiring in 1974, he worked in Port Huron's utilities division and refereed high school and junior college football and basketball for three decades.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 244 | 3 | 59 | 140 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 13 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 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 #651 card?
It is card #651 of the 720-card 1970 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jim Gosger of the San Francisco Giants.
Why is #651 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.