1976 Topps #105 Gary Lavelle
About Gary Lavelle
Lavelle went 6-3 with a 2.95 ERA and 8 saves for the Giants in 1975. Topps listed him with San Francisco on card #105 in its 1976 set. That season he worked 65 games out of the bullpen and went 10-6 with a 2.69 ERA. He also saved 12 games and struck out 71 batters in 110 1/3 innings.
Gary Lavelle was a left-handed reliever who spent eleven of his thirteen major league seasons, 1974 through 1984, with the San Francisco Giants. He finished with an 80-77 record, a 2.93 ERA and 136 saves. He struck out 769 batters in 1,085 innings over 745 games, and he pitched for Toronto and Oakland before retiring in 1987. He made the National League All-Star team in 1977 and 1983, and in 1985 he appeared in the postseason with the Blue Jays, who lost the ALCS to Kansas City in seven games. As of 2023, he ranked 70th all-time in games finished by a pitcher. Lavelle was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, grew up in Bethlehem and attended Liberty High School there. He became a born-again Christian during his playing career and was regarded as the leader of the Giants' Christian players. After baseball he settled in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and took up coaching, winning his 500th game as head coach at Greenbrier Christian Academy in April 2014.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 140 | 18 | 70 | 48 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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 #105 card?
It is card #105 of the 660-card 1976 Topps Baseball set, picturing Gary Lavelle of the San Francisco Giants.
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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