Lot # 767: 1968 Topps #177 Nolan Ryan (HOF RC) - PSA VG-EX 4(MC)

Category: 1949-Present

Starting Bid: $150.00

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Item was in Auction "Spring, 2022 Premier Auction",
which ran from 3/16/2022 9:00 PM to
4/2/2022 9:00 PM



The most important card from the 1968 Topps issue, and perhaps the most important rookie card of the 1960s, this example of the Ryan/Koosman card has been graded VG-EX 4 with man MC qualifier to address the extreme centering issue.  The career of Nolan Ryan is obviously well-documented, but his partner on the card, Jerry Koosman, pitched for 19 seasons including 12 with the Mets, was a two-time 20-game winner (and one-time 20 game loser), finishing an outstanding career with a 222-209 lifetime record, spending most of his career with terrible Mets teams (though he was a member of the 1969 championship squad), and a lifetime ERA of 3.36.  Last season, Koosman became just the third Mets player to have his jersey number retired (alongside Tom Seaver and Mike Piazza).  

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