1973 Topps #457 John Strohmayer
About John Strohmayer
Card #457, from the fourth series, is printed with the Expos, but his 1973 ended in New York: the Mets claimed him off waivers in July. Across both clubs he made 24 appearances, three of them starts, and finished 0-1 with a 5.84 ERA.
John Strohmayer was a right-handed pitcher from Belle Fourche, South Dakota, who worked for the Montreal Expos from 1970 to 1973 and closed his career with the New York Mets in 1974. The Oakland Athletics drafted him in 1968, and he made his debut on April 29, 1970. He finished 11-9 with a 4.47 ERA and 200 strikeouts. His 142 games included 17 starts. The Pacific Athletics Hall of Fame inducted him in 1989 for his play with the Pacific Tigers. A shoulder injury ended his playing days, and he went back to school for an education degree. He taught at Central Valley High School in Redding, California, from 1976 to 1991 and coached its basketball team to the Division III state title in March 1989. He later served as the school's principal and became superintendent of the Gateway Unified School District in 2002, retiring in 2009. Strohmayer died in Redding on November 28, 2019.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 166 | 3 | 48 | 99 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 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 1973 Topps #457 card?
It is card #457 of the 660-card 1973 Topps Baseball set, picturing John Strohmayer of the Montreal Expos.
How many cards are in the 1973 Topps Baseball set?
660 cards, tracked as 679 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 660 with none skipped, in five series of 132 - #1-132, #133-264, #265-396, #397-528 and the high numbers, #529-660, printed in lower quantities; 19 cards carry catalogued print variations that the master set counts separately - fifteen Field Leaders cards, the #20 Stan Bahnsen, #31 Buddy Bell and #504 Earl Williams border-gap pairs and the two #280 Al Kaline printings.
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.