1971 Topps #351 Jim Shellenback
About Jim Shellenback
Shellenback went 6-7 with a 3.68 ERA for the 1970 Washington Senators, and his first shutout came on July 25 against the California Angels. Midway through 1971 he began focusing on a strong first pitch to each batter instead of nibbling. His three wins that year, one of them a shutout, all came against the Yankees. His #351 in the third series shows him with the Senators.
Jim Shellenback was a left-handed pitcher from Riverside, California, and the nephew of longtime minor-league star and coach Frank Shellenback. Signed by the Yankees out of high school in 1961, he was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1962 first-year draft and worked his way up through Gastonia, Asheville and Columbus, earning Class-A and Double-A All-Star honors along the way. He debuted with the Pirates on September 15, 1966, and spent parts of nine major-league seasons with Pittsburgh, the Washington Senators, the Texas Rangers and the Minnesota Twins, finishing with a 16-30 record and a 3.81 ERA over 165 games. A car accident in September 1967 left him with a broken leg and rib fractures, yet he returned to the majors by 1969. After his playing days ended in 1977, Shellenback became a longtime minor-league pitching coach, spending 18 seasons with the Twins' Rookie-level Elizabethton club before retiring in 2011.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 316 | 0 | 3 | 64 | 141 | 66 | 24 | 16 | 2 |
| SGC | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 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.
Find this card
Search T206 Cards Shop 1971 Topps cards Live auctions Buy It Now on eBay Sold prices
As an eBay Partner Network affiliate, T206Cards.com may earn from qualifying purchases.
Related cards
Team card: #462 Washington Senators
More Washington Senators cards:
- #11 Elliott Maddox
- #33 Del Unser
- #60 Dick Bosman
- #63 1970 American League RBI Leaders
- #65 1970 American League Home Run Leaders
- #82 Casey Cox
- #93 Senators 1971 Rookie Stars
- #139 Paul Casanova
- #167 Tom Grieve
- #217 Ed Stroud
- #241 Dave Nelson
- #261 Darold Knowles
- #283 Dick Such
- #307 Don Wert
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1971 Topps #351 card?
It is card #351 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jim Shellenback of the Washington Senators.
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.