1974 Topps #657 Jim Shellenback
About Jim Shellenback
Jim Shellenback spent most of 1973 with Spokane, winning 13 games for the Pacific Coast League champions, then threw 1 2/3 scoreless innings in two September relief outings for Texas. He opened 1974 with 11 relief appearances and a 5.84 ERA before returning to Spokane for another PCL title. Topps pictured him with the Rangers on #657.
Jim Shellenback was a left-handed pitcher from Riverside, California, and the nephew of longtime minor-league star and coach Frank Shellenback. Signed by the Yankees out of high school in 1961, he was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1962 first-year draft and worked his way up through Gastonia, Asheville and Columbus, earning Class-A and Double-A All-Star honors along the way. He debuted with the Pirates on September 15, 1966, and spent parts of nine major-league seasons with Pittsburgh, the Washington Senators, the Texas Rangers and the Minnesota Twins, finishing with a 16-30 record and a 3.81 ERA over 165 games. A car accident in September 1967 left him with a broken leg and rib fractures, yet he returned to the majors by 1969. After his playing days ended in 1977, Shellenback became a longtime minor-league pitching coach, spending 18 seasons with the Twins' Rookie-level Elizabethton club before retiring in 2011.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 198 | 13 | 67 | 98 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 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 #657 card?
It is card #657 of the 660-card 1974 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jim Shellenback of the Texas Rangers.
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.
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