1976 Topps #144 Al Fitzmorris
About Al Fitzmorris
In 1975 Fitzmorris started all 35 of his games and worked 242 innings with a 3.57 ERA. Topps #144 is his Royals card. Kansas City kept him through 1976, when he went 15-11 with a 3.06 ERA and 80 strikeouts, his last season with the club.
Al Fitzmorris was a right-handed pitcher who worked 10 major league seasons, 1969 to 1978, for the Kansas City Royals, Cleveland Indians and California Angels. Born in Buffalo, he signed with the White Sox as a free agent in 1966 and was taken by the new Royals in the 1968 expansion draft. He won a career-high 16 games for Kansas City in 1975. Toronto took him with the 13th pick of the 1976 expansion draft and traded him to Cleveland the same day for catcher Alan Ashby and Doug Howard. He finished 77-59 with a 3.65 ERA in 288 games and retired at 33. He stayed in the Kansas City area and supported local charities until his death in 2024.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 167 | 26 | 72 | 58 | 7 | 4 | 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 1976 Topps #144 card?
It is card #144 of the 660-card 1976 Topps Baseball set, picturing Al Fitzmorris of the Kansas City Royals.
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.
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