1972 Topps #105 Gary Gentry
About Gary Gentry
Gentry went 7-10 with a 4.01 ERA in 1972, the worst ERA of his Mets career, and general manager Bob Scheffing called him his biggest disappointment of the season. On November 1 the Mets sent him and Danny Frisella to the Braves for Felix Millan and George Stone. Topps issued him as #105 in its first series, with the Mets.
Gary Gentry was a right-handed pitcher born October 6, 1946, in Phoenix, Arizona. A second baseman at Camelback High School, he did not pitch until Phoenix Junior College, which he led to a national junior college championship before moving on to Arizona State. There he went 17-1 as a junior with 229 strikeouts in 174 innings. He threw a 14-inning, 15-strikeout College World Series semifinal against Stanford and scored the winning run himself, and he was named All-American and National College Player of the Year as Arizona State took the 1967 title. Houston, Baltimore and San Francisco all drafted him without signing him; the New York Mets landed him four days after that championship. Over seven seasons with the Mets and Braves he made 138 starts and went 46-49 with a 3.56 ERA. He struck out 615 batters, with 25 complete games and eight shutouts. Arm injuries ended his career in 1975, and he went home to Phoenix and into real estate.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 318 | 10 | 94 | 159 | 38 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 9 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 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 1972 Topps #105 card?
It is card #105 of the 787-card 1972 Topps Baseball set, picturing Gary Gentry of the New York Mets.
How many cards are in the 1972 Topps Baseball set?
787 cards, tracked as 794 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 787 with none skipped, in six print series (#1-132, #133-263, #264-394, #395-525, #526-656 and #657-787, the high numbers); 7 cards carry catalogued print variations that the master set counts separately - four Chicago Cubs cards with yellow or green under the "C" and "S" of the team name, the #251 and #478 checklists with smaller or larger print on the front, and the #604 checklist with its copyright line aligned right or left.
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