1971 Topps #382 Jake Gibbs
About Jake Gibbs
Gibbs's third-series #382 lists him with the Yankees, for whom he had 26 RBI in 1970. In June 1971 he announced he would retire after the season. He finished with a .218 average and five home runs. He caught in 51 of his 70 games, and his last game came on September 29. In 1972 he coached Ole Miss to the SEC championship and the College World Series in Omaha, and was named coach of the year.
Jake Gibbs, born Jerry Dean Gibbs in Grenada, Mississippi, in 1938, was a two-sport star at Ole Miss. He led the Rebels to their first SEC baseball championship in 1959. In the 1961 Sugar Bowl he ran for both touchdowns and took MVP honors in a 14-6 win over Rice, capping a 10-0-1 season the Football Writers Association of America crowned national champion. An All-America quarterback and the 1960 SEC Player of the Year, he was drafted by the Cleveland Browns and the Houston Oilers and chose baseball anyway. He signed with New York in 1961 for a bonus reported at $100,000 or more, and the Yankees turned the young infielder into a catcher in 1963. He spent his whole ten-year career, 1962 through 1971, in the Bronx, batting .233 with 25 home runs and 146 RBI. He appeared in 538 games, first backing up Elston Howard, then catching regularly in 1967 and 1968, finally giving way to Thurman Munson. He went home to coach Ole Miss baseball for 19 seasons, 1972 through 1990, winning 485 games, and entered the College Football Hall of Fame in 1995.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 316 | 0 | 6 | 112 | 141 | 35 | 12 | 10 | 0 |
| SGC | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 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 #382 card?
It is card #382 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jake Gibbs of the New York Yankees.
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.