1971 Topps #179 Mike Corkins
About Mike Corkins
Eight games, all in relief, made up Corkins's 1971 with the Padres: 13 innings, 16 strikeouts and a 3.46 ERA, with no decisions. His Topps card that year is #179, from the second series of that year's issue, and it is printed with the San Diego Padres.
Mike Corkins was a right-handed pitcher who spent his entire major league career with the San Diego Padres, working from 1969 to 1974 as both a starter and a reliever. The Giants signed him as an amateur free agent before the 1965 season, and San Diego took him from San Francisco with the 31st pick of the 1968 expansion draft. He started 44 games, went 19-28 with a 4.39 ERA and saved nine. His 157 games and 459 1/3 innings are the most of any pitcher who played only for the Padres. He struck out 335 batters and walked 248, and at the plate he hit five home runs in 119 at-bats. On September 22, 1969, he gave up Willie Mays's 600th home run. Corkins died in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, in 2023, at age 77.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 362 | 0 | 17 | 193 | 125 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 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.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1971 Topps #179 card?
It is card #179 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing Mike Corkins of the San Diego Padres.
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.