1973 Topps #385 Jim Perry
About Jim Perry
For Minnesota in 1972, Perry pitched 217 2/3 innings and struck out 85 batters. His Twins card, #385, appeared in the third series of 1973 Topps. On July 3, 1973, he pitched for Detroit against his brother Gaylord's Cleveland club in their only regular-season matchup; the Tigers won 5-4.
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 | 171 | 1 | 50 | 87 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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 1973 Topps #385 card?
It is card #385 of the 660-card 1973 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jim Perry of the Minnesota Twins.
How many cards are in the 1973 Topps Baseball set?
660 cards, tracked as 679 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 660 with none skipped, in five series of 132 - #1-132, #133-264, #265-396, #397-528 and the high numbers, #529-660, printed in lower quantities; 19 cards carry catalogued print variations that the master set counts separately - fifteen Field Leaders cards, the #20 Stan Bahnsen, #31 Buddy Bell and #504 Earl Williams border-gap pairs and the two #280 Al Kaline printings.
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.