1970 Topps #620 Jim Perry
About Jim Perry
Perry won 20 games for Minnesota in 1969. On July 20 he won the completion of a suspended game against Seattle, then pitched a 4-0 shutout in the scheduled game. His 1970 Topps cards were sixth-series #620 and American League pitching leaders #70, shared with Denny McLain, Mike Cuellar, Dave Boswell, Dave McNally and Mel Stottlemyre.
Jim Perry pitched for Cleveland, Minnesota, Detroit and Oakland during a 17-season major league career. A right-hander and switch-hitter, he won 215 games, struck out 1,576 batters and received the American League Cy Young Award. Cleveland scout Jim Gruzdis signed him while he was attending Campbell College. Perry advanced through North Platte, Fargo-Moorhead and Reading before making the Indians in 1959, when he finished second to Bob Allison in Rookie of the Year voting. After his playing career, he scouted for Oakland and signed catcher Terry Steinbach. He also worked for the telephone company DialNet in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Campbell named its baseball field for him in 2012.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 362 | 8 | 126 | 189 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| SGC | 14 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 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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Related cards
More Jim Perry in this set: #70 League Leaders
Team card: #534 Minnesota Twins
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- #25 Cesar Tovar
- #47 Bob Miller
- #62 1969 American League Batting Leaders
- #64 1969 American League RBI Leaders
- #66 1969 American League Home Run Leaders
- #70 1969 American League Pitching Leaders
- #75 Jim Kaat
- #93 Rick Renick
- #118 George Mitterwald
- #150 Harmon Killebrew
- #169 Tom Hall
- #194 Chuck Manuel
- #226 Ron Perranoski
- #231 Luis Tiant
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1970 Topps #620 card?
It is card #620 of the 720-card 1970 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jim Perry of the Minnesota Twins.
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.