1976 Topps #431 Dick Ruthven
About Dick Ruthven
Card #431 shows Ruthven in Phillies colors. Elbow surgery to remove bone chips after 1974 cut his fastball velocity, and he opened 1975 at Triple-A Toledo before returning on August 5, finishing 2-2 with a 4.20 ERA in 11 games. On December 10, 1975, the Phillies traded him to the White Sox with Alan Bannister and Roy Thomas for Jim Kaat, and two days later Chicago sent him to Atlanta.
Dick Ruthven was a right-handed starting pitcher who worked 14 major league seasons, from 1973 to 1986, for the Phillies, Braves and Cubs. A Fresno State star who struck out 171 batters in 1971 and was named a first-team All-American in 1972, he signed with Philadelphia as the first overall pick of the January 1973 secondary draft and went straight from campus to the majors. He made two National League All-Star teams, in 1976 with Atlanta and in 1981 with the Phillies, and won a career-high 17 games for the 1980 world champions, pitching two shutout innings in relief to win Game 5 of that year's NLCS. Quarrels with Ted Turner and Pat Corrales preceded trades, and he finished with the Cubs, who won the 1984 NL East title. He retired after a rare vascular condition and experimental surgery. His career line was 123-127 with a 4.14 ERA, 1,145 strikeouts, 61 complete games and 17 shutouts in 2,109 innings.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 168 | 16 | 94 | 49 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 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 #431 card?
It is card #431 of the 660-card 1976 Topps Baseball set, picturing Dick Ruthven of the Philadelphia Phillies.
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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