1971 Topps #500 Jim Perry
About Jim Perry
Perry's 24 wins in 1970 put him on 1971 Topps #69 with Mike Cuellar and Dave McNally, the American League's other co-leaders. His individual Twins card was fourth-series #500. In 1970 he started 40 games and pitched 278 2/3 innings with 168 strikeouts.
Jim Perry pitched for Cleveland, Minnesota, Detroit and Oakland during a 17-season major league career. A right-hander and switch-hitter, he won 215 games, struck out 1,576 batters and received the American League Cy Young Award. Cleveland scout Jim Gruzdis signed him while he was attending Campbell College. Perry advanced through North Platte, Fargo-Moorhead and Reading before making the Indians in 1959, when he finished second to Bob Allison in Rookie of the Year voting. After his playing career, he scouted for Oakland and signed catcher Terry Steinbach. He also worked for the telephone company DialNet in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Campbell named its baseball field for him in 2012.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 396 | 0 | 18 | 191 | 131 | 32 | 13 | 11 | 0 |
| SGC | 27 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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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Related cards
More Jim Perry in this set: #69 League Leaders
Team card: #522 Minnesota Twins
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- #7 Jim Holt
- #26 Bert Blyleven
- #61 1970 American League Batting Leaders
- #65 1970 American League Home Run Leaders
- #69 1970 American League Pitching Leaders
- #74 Twins 1971 Rookie Stars
- #95 Luis Tiant
- #127 Danny Thompson
- #141 Frank Quilici
- #165 Cesar Tovar
- #189 George Mitterwald
- #210 Rod Carew
- #245 Jim Kaat
- #271 Bill Zepp
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1971 Topps #500 card?
It is card #500 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jim Perry of the Minnesota Twins.
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.