1976 Topps #426 Bob Forsch
About Bob Forsch
Forsch hurt his throwing arm in spring training 1976 and pitched through it, finishing 8-10 with a 3.94 ERA in 194 innings. Card #426 shows him with the St. Louis Cardinals after a 1975 in which he went 15-10 with a 2.86 ERA over 230 innings. He also threw four shutouts that year and hit .308.
Bob Forsch was a right-handed starter who pitched 16 seasons, 1974 to 1989, for the St. Louis Cardinals and, at the end, the Houston Astros, finishing 168-136 with a 3.76 ERA. The Cardinals drafted him in 1968 as a third baseman, and he was converted to pitching in the minors in 1970. His 163 wins for St. Louis rank fourth in franchise history, and he is the only Cardinals pitcher with two no-hitters, the second in 1983. He won Silver Slugger awards as a pitcher in 1980 and 1987. He started for the 1982 World Series champions and pitched in the 1985 and 1987 World Series as well. He and his older brother Ken Forsch were the first brothers to each throw a major league no-hitter. St. Louis traded him to Houston in 1988. After retiring he coached in the Reds' farm system. He died on November 3, 2011, and was inducted into the Cardinals Hall of Fame in 2015.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 158 | 26 | 65 | 61 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 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 #426 card?
It is card #426 of the 660-card 1976 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bob Forsch of the St. Louis Cardinals.
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.