1977 Topps #53 Paul Mitchell
About Paul Mitchell
Card #53 in the 1977 Topps set lists Mitchell with Oakland, where he had started 26 games in 1976 and posted a 4.25 ERA. In 1977 he was dealt in midseason to the Seattle Mariners, an American League expansion club that year, and went 3-6 with a 6.41 ERA in 14 games between the two teams.
Paul Mitchell was a right-handed starting pitcher who worked six major league seasons, 1975 to 1980, for the Baltimore Orioles, Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners and Milwaukee Brewers. A Worcester, Massachusetts native, he pitched at Old Dominion University and for the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod League. Falmouth won the league title in each of his three summers there, and he was named the league's outstanding pitcher in 1969 and 1970. Baltimore took him seventh overall in the secondary phase of the 1971 draft. He debuted on July 1, 1975, at Fenway Park and finished 3-0 with a 3.63 ERA. His major league line was 32-39 with a 4.45 ERA over 125 games and 621 1/3 innings. He handled 114 chances in the field without an error, a perfect 1.000 career fielding percentage that ties the record for pitchers with at least 500 innings. He was inducted into the Cape Cod Baseball League Hall of Fame in 2002.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 84 | 6 | 37 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 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 1977 Topps #53 card?
It is card #53 of the 660-card 1977 Topps Baseball set, picturing Paul Mitchell of the Oakland Athletics.
How many cards are in the 1977 Topps Baseball set?
660 cards, numbered 1 through 660 with none skipped and distributed as a single series. No card carries a catalogued print variation, so the base set and the master set are the same 660 cards.
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