1971 Topps #651 Jerry Robertson
About Jerry Robertson
Jerry Robertson's 1970 consisted of 11 relief appearances for Detroit, 14 2/3 innings with a 3.68 ERA, the last on June 28 before an option to Toledo on July 1. The Tigers traded him to the New York Mets on March 30, 1971, and the Mets assigned him to Triple-A Tidewater. His 1971 Topps card, #651, from the sixth series, lists him with the Mets; he made no further major league appearances.
Jerry Robertson grew up on a farm near Winchester, Kansas, where baseball was not offered at his high school; he pitched summer ball in the Ban Johnson League before starring at Washburn University in Topeka. The St. Louis Cardinals took the right-hander in the 27th round of the 1965 draft, and he worked mostly as a reliever through the minors, leading his team in ERA in each of his first three pro seasons. Left unprotected in the October 1968 expansion draft, he was claimed by the Montreal Expos and made the club in 1969, pitching scoreless relief in the first game in franchise history before moving into the starting rotation that May. The Expos traded him to the Detroit Tigers that winter for pitcher Joe Sparma, and 1970 was his final major-league season; a broken finger and elbow trouble in the minors ended his playing career in 1971. Robertson later became a civic leader in Topeka, serving as executive director of the YMCA and as athletic director at Washburn University, where he was inducted into the school's athletic hall of fame in 1982.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 283 | 0 | 9 | 89 | 133 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 0 |
| SGC | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 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 #651 card?
It is card #651 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jerry Robertson of the New York Mets.
Why is #651 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.