1971 Topps #296 Tom Timmermann
About Tom Timmermann
Timmermann pitched 52 games for the Tigers in 1971, two of them starts, and went 7-6. He saved four games, struck out 51 and finished with a 3.86 ERA. His #296 is a Detroit Tigers card from the third series.
Tom Timmermann was a 6-foot-4 right-hander who pitched in the majors for the Detroit Tigers from 1969 to 1973 and the Cleveland Indians in 1973 and 1974. He grew up on an Illinois farm, attended Aviston High School and Southern Illinois University Carbondale, and signed with Detroit in 1960. He then spent nine and a half years in the Tigers' farm system before his debut on June 18, 1969, when he held the Yankees hitless for 1 1/3 innings in relief. In the Puerto Rican Winter League in October 1968 he pitched eight shutouts for Criollas de Caguas. His career ran 15 professional seasons, ending in 1974 with Toledo and Oklahoma City, and in the majors he went 35-35 with 35 saves and a 3.78 ERA. Timmermann died on November 14, 2025.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 263 | 1 | 17 | 111 | 101 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| SGC | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 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 #296 card?
It is card #296 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing Tom Timmermann of the Detroit Tigers.
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.