1971 Topps #537 Tom Egan
About Tom Egan
Tom Egan's #537 card, a fifth-series number, carries the Chicago White Sox, although he caught every one of his 79 games in 1970 for the Angels. He hit .238 with 4 home runs and 20 RBI in 210 at-bats, up from 120 at-bats in 1969. California traded him on November 30, 1970, and received Ken Berry, Syd O'Brien and Billy Wynne.
Thomas Patrick Egan was a 6-foot-4 catcher out of El Rancho High School in Pico Rivera, California, who signed with the Angels for a $100,000 bonus in 1964. He was 18 when he debuted on May 27, 1965, striking out against Ron Kline to end a loss in Washington. Egan caught for the California Angels (1965-1970, 1974-1975) and the Chicago White Sox (1971-1972): 373 games over ten major league seasons, a .200 average with 22 home runs and 91 RBI. A November 1970 trade sent him to Chicago with Jay Johnstone and Tom Bradley, and 1971 became his fullest year: 85 games, 10 homers, 34 RBI. California reclaimed him in the December 1973 Rule 5 draft, and on September 28, 1974 he caught Nolan Ryan's third no-hitter, a 15-strikeout game against Minnesota that ended with Ryan walking Harmon Killebrew and fanning Eric Soderholm. Egan played his last game on June 15, 1975 and was released by the Angels that year.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 253 | 0 | 13 | 92 | 119 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 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 #537 card?
It is card #537 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing Tom Egan of the Chicago White 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.
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.