1971 Topps #656 Gerry Nyman
About Gerry Nyman
Jerry Nyman spent 1971 in the minors, pitching for the Lodi Padres, Evansville Triplets and Hawaii Islanders and going a combined 2-9 with a 4.59 ERA in 28 games. His 1971 Topps card, #656, from the sixth series, lists him with the Padres.
Gerald Smith Nyman, a left-handed pitcher out of Logan, Utah, signed with the Chicago White Sox as an undrafted free agent in 1965 after attending Brigham Young University. He worked his way through the White Sox chain with stops at Sarasota, the Deerfield Beach/Winter Haven, Fox Cities and Lynchburg affiliates, Evansville, and Hawaii before debuting in the majors on August 24, 1968 against the Minnesota Twins. Nyman spent parts of three seasons with Chicago and San Diego, working mostly as a starter and throwing complete-game shutouts in his first start of both 1968 and 1969. Traded to the Padres for Tommie Sisk in March 1970, he closed out his major league career that September. He pitched in the minors through 1971, then built a long second career as a coach, including stints as Tampa Bay's minor league pitching coordinator and as pitching coach for several affiliates over more than 30 years in the game.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 300 | 0 | 6 | 94 | 129 | 48 | 17 | 6 | 0 |
| SGC | 25 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 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 #656 card?
It is card #656 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing Gerry Nyman of the San Diego Padres.
Why is #656 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.
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.