1976 Topps #204 1975 AL Strikeout Leaders - Frank Tanana / Bert Blyleven / Gaylord Perry
On this card: Frank Tanana, Bert Blyleven, Gaylord Perry
About this card
Cards #191-205 are the League Leaders subset: the 1975 leaders of the National League and the American League in batting, home runs, RBI, stolen bases, victories, ERA and strikeouts, the NL card first in each pair, with three men on each card, and #205, the 1975 Major League Leading Fireman, which pairs two relievers.
The story on this card
The American League strikeout board for 1975 fills 1976 Topps #204, part of the League Leaders run at #191-205. Frank Tanana of the California Angels led with 269 strikeouts in 257 1/3 innings. He went 16-9 with a 2.62 ERA. Bert Blyleven of the Minnesota Twins and Gaylord Perry, printed as Indians-Rangers, each finished with 233. Blyleven went 15-10 with a 3.00 ERA and 20 complete games. Perry split his 18-17 year between Cleveland and Texas, arriving in a June 13 trade that sent Jim Bibby, Jackie Brown and Rick Waits to the Indians.
Frank Tanana was a left-hander who began as Nolan Ryan's partner on the California Angels staff and finished his 21 years with the Mets and Yankees in 1993. Shoulder trouble turned him from a hard thrower into a pitcher of slower pitches and deception. Bert Blyleven - Dutch-born right-hander with one of the great curveballs of his time: 287 wins, 3,701 strikeouts and 60 shutouts across 22 seasons with the Twins, Rangers, Pirates, Indians and Angels. World Series champion in 1979 and 1987, Hall of Fame class of 2011. Giants right-hander Gaylord Perry had shared a pitching staff with his brother long before professional baseball. At Williamston High School, Gaylord and Jim threw consecutive shutouts to sweep a best-of-three state championship series.
Sources: Wikipedia (Gaylord Perry) · Wikipedia (Frank Tanana) · Wikipedia (Bert Blyleven) · SABR BioProject (Bert Blyleven) · SABR BioProject (Gaylord Perry) · National Baseball Hall of Fame · Baseball Almanac (Gaylord Perry) · BaseballCardPedia (1) · BaseballCardPedia (2)
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 226 | 8 | 91 | 92 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 12 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 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 #204 card?
It is card #204 of the 660-card 1976 Topps Baseball set, picturing Frank Tanana, Bert Blyleven and Gaylord Perry. Cards #191-205 are the League Leaders subset: the 1975 leaders of the National League and the American League in batting, home runs, RBI, stolen bases, victories, ERA and strikeouts, the NL card first in each pair, with three men on each card, and #205, the 1975 Major League Leading Fireman, which pairs two relievers.
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.