1973 Topps #279 Mike Strahler
About Mike Strahler
Card #279, from the third series, is printed with the California Angels. His season was spent in Detroit, where he made 22 appearances and 11 starts, going 4-5 with a 4.37 ERA. His 80 1/3 innings were a career high.
Mike Strahler was a 6-foot-4 right-handed pitcher, born in Chicago, who reached the majors with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1970 and finished with the Detroit Tigers in 1973. He debuted on September 12, 1970, and pitched 18 2/3 innings over six games that season with a 1.45 ERA. His Dodgers work was mostly relief, and Detroit gave him a larger role in his final season. On December 6, 1973, the Tigers traded him to the Milwaukee Brewers for Ray Newman. His major-league record closed at 6-8 with a 3.57 ERA in 53 games, 13 of them starts. Strahler died in Alamogordo, New Mexico, on July 14, 2016, aged 69.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 131 | 1 | 41 | 81 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 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 1973 Topps #279 card?
It is card #279 of the 660-card 1973 Topps Baseball set, picturing Mike Strahler of the California Angels.
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.