1971 Topps #363 Mike Nagy
About Mike Nagy
Nagy made 12 appearances in 1971, seven of them starts. He went 1-3 with a 6.63 ERA over 38 innings. Boston sent him down to Louisville on June 4 to open a spot for the arriving Luis Tiant, and he later said that the move to the bullpen did nothing for his confidence. His #363 came from the third series and shows him with the Red Sox.
Mike Nagy was a right-handed sinkerball pitcher from the Bronx who won 20 games in the majors, all but eight of them in his rookie year. Boston took him in the sixth round of the 1966 draft out of St. Helena's High School, and in 1969 he jumped from Class A to the Red Sox, going 12-2 with a 3.11 ERA and winning American League Rookie Pitcher of the Year. He finished second to Lou Piniella in the Rookie of the Year voting. A bursa sac in his elbow popped the next year, and he never recaptured that form; he later called walking a lot of hitters his big problem. He pitched for the Red Sox through 1972, then the Cardinals in 1973 and the Astros in 1974, ending with a 20-13 record and 4.15 ERA in 87 games. In Mexico from 1976 to 1979 he won 67 games with a 2.01 ERA, the best mark in Mexican League history over 500 innings, and led the league in wins and ERA in 1978 at 21-11, 1.64. He became a realtor in the Bronx.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 231 | 1 | 10 | 88 | 92 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 |
| SGC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 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 #363 card?
It is card #363 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing Mike Nagy of the Boston Red Sox.
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.
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