1974 Topps #261 Jerry Bell
About Jerry Bell
Bell's last season was brief. He made five relief appearances for the Brewers and pitched 14 innings in them, and his final major league game came on May 15, 1974. He went 1-0 with a 2.57 ERA and four strikeouts. His Brewers card is #261.
Jerry Bell was a 6-foot-4 right-handed pitcher who spent four seasons, 1971 through 1974, with the Milwaukee Brewers, working mostly in relief. Born in Madison, Tennessee, he attended Jesup High School and Rhodes College before the Seattle Pilots, the franchise that became the Brewers, drafted him in the second round in 1969. He debuted on September 6, 1971, and went 2-1 with a 3.07 ERA in eight relief appearances. Twenty-eight of his 69 major league games were starts, and he finished 17-11 with a 3.28 ERA and one save. He batted from both sides of the plate.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 169 | 11 | 60 | 84 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| SGC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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 1974 Topps #261 card?
It is card #261 of the 660-card 1974 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jerry Bell of the Milwaukee Brewers.
How many cards are in the 1974 Topps Baseball set?
660 cards, tracked as 678 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 660 with none skipped, issued all at once as a single series and printed in equal quantities; 17 cards carry catalogued print variations that the master set counts separately - fourteen San Diego / "Washington Nat'l Lea." pairs (thirteen Padres player cards and the #226 team card), the three-state #599 Rookie Pitchers, the #608 Apodaco misspelling and the #654 Jesus Alou front without a position.
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.