1976 Topps #84 Brent Strom
About Brent Strom
Strom's 1975 with San Diego produced an 8-8 record and a 2.54 ERA. Sixteen of his 18 games were starts, and he finished six of them, two as shutouts. Among Padres with at least 15 starts, only Randy Jones, at 2.24, had a lower ERA. He is #84 in the 1976 Topps set, as a San Diego Padre.
Brent Strom was a left-handed pitcher from San Diego who pitched in the majors for the Mets, Indians and Padres in 1972, 1973 and 1975 through 1977, going 22-39 with a 3.95 ERA over 100 games. He had won two NCAA championships at USC and was the third overall pick of the 1970 draft. Strom's longer career was in coaching. He was Houston's pitching coach in 1996 and again from 2014 to 2021, a stretch that included the Astros' 2017 World Series championship and Cy Young Awards for Dallas Keuchel and Justin Verlander. He then coached Arizona from 2022 to 2024, reaching a fifth World Series as a pitching coach in 2023, and for over thirty years he was a co-director of the San Diego School of Baseball.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 141 | 17 | 63 | 53 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 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 1976 Topps #84 card?
It is card #84 of the 660-card 1976 Topps Baseball set, picturing Brent Strom of the San Diego Padres.
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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