1972 Topps #497 Jim Perry
About this card
This is one of the sixteen Boyhood Photos cards, in two runs of eight (#341-348 and #491-498); every Boyhood Photos player also has a regular card in the set.
About Jim Perry
Perry finished 1971 at 17-17 with a 4.23 ERA in 270 innings for Minnesota. Topps issued two cards of him in 1972, #220 from the second series and #497 from the fourth, the latter in the Boyhood Photos of the Stars subset. At Williamston High School, he and younger brother Gaylord alternated between pitching and third base. Jim recalled that they once had nine shutouts in a row.
Jim Perry pitched for Cleveland, Minnesota, Detroit and Oakland during a 17-season major league career. A right-hander and switch-hitter, he won 215 games, struck out 1,576 batters and received the American League Cy Young Award. Cleveland scout Jim Gruzdis signed him while he was attending Campbell College. Perry advanced through North Platte, Fargo-Moorhead and Reading before making the Indians in 1959, when he finished second to Bob Allison in Rookie of the Year voting. After his playing career, he scouted for Oakland and signed catcher Terry Steinbach. He also worked for the telephone company DialNet in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Campbell named its baseball field for him in 2012.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 166 | 8 | 31 | 96 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 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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Related cards
More Jim Perry in this set: #220
Team card: #156 Minnesota Twins
More Minnesota Twins cards:
- #28 Twins 1972 Rookie Stars
- #51 Harmon Killebrew
- #52 Harmon Killebrew In Action
- #66 Ray Corbin
- #86 1971 A.L. Batting Leaders
- #88 1971 A.L. R.B.I. Leaders
- #131 Jim Nettles
- #201 Phil Roof
- #220 Jim Perry
- #244 Steve Braun
- #275 Cesar Tovar
- #301 George Mitterwald
- #302 George Mitterwald In Action
- #352 Dave LaRoche
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1972 Topps #497 card?
It is card #497 of the 787-card 1972 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jim Perry of the Minnesota Twins. This is one of the sixteen Boyhood Photos cards, in two runs of eight (#341-348 and #491-498); every Boyhood Photos player also has a regular card in the set.
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.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA CardFacts, 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.