1971 Topps #74 Twins Rookie Stars - Pete Hamm / Jim Nettles
On this card: Pete Hamm, Jim Nettles
About this card
This is one of the 44 Rookie Stars cards in the 1971 Topps set, each carrying two or three players under a club, league or position title. All 44 count as rookie cards.
The story on this card
Hamm went 2-4 with a 6.75 ERA and 16 strikeouts in 44 innings in 1971. His Topps card is #74, a Rookie Stars card in the first series that pairs him with Jim Nettles, both printed with the Minnesota Twins. It is the rookie card of each man. Pete Hamm was a 6-foot-5 right-hander who pitched for the Minnesota Twins in 1970 and 1971, working in relief in his first season and as a part-time starter in his second.
Nettles opened 1971 at Portland of the Pacific Coast League, hitting .270, before Minnesota called him up. He batted .250 with six home runs and 24 RBI in 70 games. Card #74 in the first series of 1971 Topps is a shared Rookie Stars card with Pete Hamm, both printed with the Twins, and is the rookie card for each. Jim Nettles, younger brother of Graig Nettles, was a left-handed outfielder for the Twins, Tigers, Royals and Athletics between 1970 and 1981. He hit .220 with 16 home runs in 240 games, then managed in the minors from 1983 to 1996.
Sources: Wikipedia (Pete Hamm) · Wikipedia (Jim Nettles) · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 338 | 0 | 9 | 152 | 118 | 44 | 12 | 2 | 1 |
| SGC | 20 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 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 #74 card?
It is card #74 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing Pete Hamm and Jim Nettles. This is one of the 44 Rookie Stars cards in the 1971 Topps set, each carrying two or three players under a club, league or position title. All 44 count as rookie cards.
Is 1971 Topps #74 a rookie card?
Yes - #74 is a rookie card for every player pictured on it: Pete Hamm and Jim Nettles.
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.