1972 Topps #608 Mike Corkins
About Mike Corkins
Corkins pitched 140 innings in 1972, appearing in 47 games with nine starts. He went 6-9 with a 3.54 ERA and 108 strikeouts. His two complete games included a shutout, and his six saves were a career high. Card #608, a fifth-series issue, is printed with the Padres.
Mike Corkins was a right-handed pitcher who spent his entire major league career with the San Diego Padres, working from 1969 to 1974 as both a starter and a reliever. The Giants signed him as an amateur free agent before the 1965 season, and San Diego took him from San Francisco with the 31st pick of the 1968 expansion draft. He started 44 games, went 19-28 with a 4.39 ERA and saved nine. His 157 games and 459 1/3 innings are the most of any pitcher who played only for the Padres. He struck out 335 batters and walked 248, and at the plate he hit five home runs in 119 at-bats. On September 22, 1969, he gave up Willie Mays's 600th home run. Corkins died in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, in 2023, at age 77.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 462 | 36 | 207 | 186 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 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 1972 Topps #608 card?
It is card #608 of the 787-card 1972 Topps Baseball set, picturing Mike Corkins of the San Diego Padres.
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.