1971 Topps #725 Gary Gentry
About Gary Gentry
Gentry went 12-11 with a 3.23 ERA in 1971, striking out 155. That winter the Angels asked for him in the Jim Fregosi deal and the Padres inquired as well; general manager Bob Scheffing turned both down, and the Mets sent Nolan Ryan to California instead. Pitching coach Rube Walker said at season's end that Gentry had "great ability." Topps gave him #725 in the sixth series of its 1971 set, with the Mets.
Gary Gentry was a right-handed pitcher born October 6, 1946, in Phoenix, Arizona. A second baseman at Camelback High School, he did not pitch until Phoenix Junior College, which he led to a national junior college championship before moving on to Arizona State. There he went 17-1 as a junior with 229 strikeouts in 174 innings. He threw a 14-inning, 15-strikeout College World Series semifinal against Stanford and scored the winning run himself, and he was named All-American and National College Player of the Year as Arizona State took the 1967 title. Houston, Baltimore and San Francisco all drafted him without signing him; the New York Mets landed him four days after that championship. Over seven seasons with the Mets and Braves he made 138 starts and went 46-49 with a 3.56 ERA. He struck out 615 batters, with 25 complete games and eight shutouts. Arm injuries ended his career in 1975, and he went home to Phoenix and into real estate.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 324 | 0 | 5 | 110 | 134 | 45 | 17 | 12 | 1 |
| SGC | 30 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 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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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1971 Topps #725 card?
It is card #725 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing Gary Gentry of the New York Mets.
Why is #725 harder to find?
It is a high number card from the sixth and last print series, #644-752 - the scarce end of the set. Some of its cards were printed in larger numbers than others, so scarcity varies card by card inside the run.
How many cards are in the 1971 Topps Baseball set?
752 cards, tracked as 761 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 752 with none skipped, issued in six print series (132/131/130/130/120/109 cards), the sixth (#644-752) the high numbers; seven cards carry catalogued print variations that the master set counts separately - the #42, #265 and #306 photo pairs and the #123, #206, #369 and #619 checklists, #369 and #619 in three printings each.
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