1976 Topps #489 Skip Jutze
About Skip Jutze
The 1976 Astros gave Jutze 42 games, all at catcher. He had 14 hits in 92 at-bats for a .152 average. He drove in 6 runs after hitting .226 in 51 games the year before. His #489 shows him with the Astros; in 1977 he joined the expansion Seattle Mariners.
Skip Jutze was a right-handed catcher who appeared in 254 major league games over six seasons, 1972 through 1977, with the St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Astros and Seattle Mariners. The Cardinals drafted him in the fourth round in 1968 out of Central Connecticut State University, and he taught at Candlewood Junior High School in Dix Hills, New York, before his debut on September 1, 1972. On November 29, 1972 St. Louis sent him and Milt Ramirez to Houston for Ray Busse and Bobby Fenwick, and he caught 86 games for the Astros in 1973. He finished with a .215 average, 3 home runs and 51 RBI. He was a member of the first Seattle Mariners team in 1977 and hit the franchise's first grand slam on May 17 of that year in the Kingdome. He credited B-complex vitamins, recommended by a cafeteria cashier, for easing his tension at the plate, and he later passed the advice to pitcher Frank MacCormack. Jutze is a convert to Judaism.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 206 | 28 | 119 | 53 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 3 | 0 | 3 | 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 1976 Topps #489 card?
It is card #489 of the 660-card 1976 Topps Baseball set, picturing Skip Jutze of the Houston Astros.
How many cards are in the 1976 Topps Baseball set?
660 cards, numbered 1 through 660 with none skipped and printed in equal quantities as a single series. No card carries a catalogued print variation, so the base set and the master set are the same 660 cards.
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.