1976 Topps #200 1975 AL Victory Leaders - Jim Hunter / Jim Palmer / Vida Blue
On this card: Jim Hunter, Jim Palmer, Vida Blue
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 1975 American League wins race is the subject of 1976 Topps #200, part of the League Leaders run at #191-205. Catfish Hunter, printed as Jim Hunter with the New York Yankees, and Jim Palmer of the Baltimore Orioles each won 23 games. Hunter went 23-14 in the first year of his Yankee contract, and Palmer went 23-11 with a league-best 2.09 ERA. Vida Blue of the Oakland Athletics was third at 22-11. Hunter also led the league with 328 innings and 30 complete games, and finished behind Palmer in the Cy Young voting.
Catfish Hunter won 224 games and five World Series championships with the Athletics and Yankees. The 1974 American League Cy Young winner became a free agent after a contract dispute and entered the Hall of Fame in 1987. Jim Palmer was Baltimore's ace right-hander, a three-time Cy Young winner and four-time Gold Glover who worked on three World Series champions, beat Sandy Koufax in Koufax's final appearance, and reached the Hall of Fame in 1990. Vida Blue was a hard-throwing left-hander who won the 1971 American League Cy Young Award and MVP Award with Oakland, pitched for three straight World Series winners from 1972 to 1974, and finished 209-161 with the Athletics, Giants and Royals.
Sources: Wikipedia (Catfish Hunter) · Wikipedia (Jim Palmer) · Wikipedia (Vida Blue) · SABR BioProject (Catfish Hunter) · SABR BioProject (Jim Palmer) · SABR BioProject (Vida Blue) · National Baseball Hall of Fame · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 491 | 42 | 201 | 165 | 31 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| SGC | 23 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 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 #200 card?
It is card #200 of the 660-card 1976 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jim Hunter, Jim Palmer and Vida Blue. 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.