1976 Topps #486 Bruce Dal Canton
About Bruce Dal Canton
Dal Canton's 1975 was split between Kansas City and Atlanta, which acquired him from the Royals on June 30. He pitched in 30 games for the two clubs and went 2-9 with a 4.76 ERA. Topps #486 puts him in a Braves uniform for 1976, when he worked almost entirely in relief. He appeared in 42 games with one start and went 3-5. His 3.56 ERA came over 73 1/3 innings, and he saved 1 game.
Bruce Dal Canton was a right-handed pitcher who reached the majors an unusual way, signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates out of an open tryout while he was teaching high school in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania. He debuted with the Pirates in 1967 and pitched eleven big league seasons for Pittsburgh, the Kansas City Royals, the Atlanta Braves and the Chicago White Sox, finishing with a 51-49 record and a 3.67 ERA over 316 games. He threw a knuckleball that Wilbur Wood helped him develop, and he led the American League in wild pitches in 1974. After retiring as a player, Dal Canton spent decades as a pitching coach in the Atlanta Braves organization, including a stint as the club's major league pitching coach and many years developing arms in the minor leagues. He died in 2008 in Pittsburgh at age 67. He is a member of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame and the California University of Pennsylvania Athletic Hall of Fame.
Sources: Wikipedia · Baseball-Reference · Retrosheet · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 140 | 21 | 73 | 38 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 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.
Find this card
Search T206 Cards Shop 1976 Topps cards Live auctions Buy It Now on eBay Sold prices
As an eBay Partner Network affiliate, T206Cards.com may earn from qualifying purchases.
Related cards
Team card: #631 Atlanta Braves Team
More Atlanta Braves cards:
- #28 Dusty Baker
- #53 Mike Beard
- #81 Darrell Evans
- #103 Biff Pocoroba
- #127 Larvell Blanks
- #153 Buzz Capra
- #177 Marty Perez
- #208 Mike Lum
- #231 Tom House
- #256 Rowland Office
- #281 Dave May
- #306 Rod Gilbreath
- #328 Carl Morton
- #364 Elias Sosa
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1976 Topps #486 card?
It is card #486 of the 660-card 1976 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bruce Dal Canton of the Atlanta Braves.
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.