1971 Topps #225 Gary Peters
About Gary Peters
Peters won Boston's 1970 opener at Yankee Stadium, a 4-3 game, and finished his first Red Sox season 16-11 with a 4.06 ERA. All 34 of his pitching appearances were starts. He worked 221 2/3 innings, with 10 complete games and four shutouts. His second-series Red Sox card was #225.
Gary Peters pitched left-handed for the White Sox and Red Sox across 14 major league seasons from 1959 through 1972. Signed by Chicago in 1956, he pitched in the minors through 1962 before securing a place in the rotation. He won the American League Rookie of the Year award in 1963 after going 19-8 with a league-leading 2.33 ERA. He tied for the league lead with 20 wins in 1964 and won a second AL ERA title with a 1.98 mark in 1966. He was an All-Star in 1964 and 1967. Peters finished 124-103 with a 3.25 ERA and 1,420 strikeouts. As a batter, he hit .222 with 19 home runs, four of them as a pinch-hitter. He served as player representative with both clubs and in 1972 was an American League representative in the meetings that led to the first players' strike. Chicago named him to its All-Century Team in 2000. He died in 2023.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 257 | 0 | 7 | 109 | 104 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| SGC | 15 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 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 #225 card?
It is card #225 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing Gary Peters of the Boston Red Sox.
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.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA (its price guide, master set registry and set article), 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.