1975 Topps #163 Jim Brewer
About Jim Brewer
Jim Brewer signed with the Chicago Cubs for a reported $10,000 bonus out of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, in 1956 and debuted in the majors in 1960. He struggled to hold a big-league job until the Dodgers landed him before the 1964 season, then broke through after Warren Spahn showed him a screwball grip in a bullpen lesson. The pitch remade him: from 1968 to 1973 he averaged 20 saves a year as Los Angeles's closer, peaking at 24 in 1970 with a 1.26 ERA in 1972. He made the NL All-Star team in 1973 and pitched in three World Series — 1965, 1966, and 1974 — winning it all in 1965. His 126 saves and 604 strikeouts stood as Dodgers relief records until Kenley Jansen passed them in 2016. He was also the plaintiff in one of baseball's stranger courtroom dramas: Billy Martin's 1960 sucker punch broke his cheekbone, and nine years later a judge ordered Martin to pay him $10,000 in damages. His 1975 Topps card, #163, pictures him in the season that ended with a trade to the Angels, closing out a 17-year career the following year.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 395 | 1 | 98 | 233 | 38 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 14 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Snapshot 2026-08-19. Half grades fold down for both graders (8.5→8); PSA qualified slabs (OC, ST, PD, MC and the like) are not counted. The graders do not split the 1975 Topps Mini or O-Pee-Chee issues into this set.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1975 Topps #163 card?
It is card #163 of the 660-card 1975 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jim Brewer.
How many cards are in the 1975 Topps Baseball set?
660 cards, numbered 1-660, with no variations and no short prints - PSA reports the cards were printed in equal quantities. The 1975 Topps Mini and the 1975 O-Pee-Chee issues are separate products with their own checklists.
Sources: Trading Card Database, Cardboard Connection, the PSA price guide, 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 2026-10-05.