1976 Topps #450 Jim Palmer
About Jim Palmer
In 1975 Palmer went 23-11 and led the American League with a 2.09 ERA and 10 shutouts while the Orioles finished second. Topps gave the season three cards in 1976: #200, the wins leaders card he shares with Catfish Hunter of the Yankees and Vida Blue of Oakland; #202, the ERA leaders card with Hunter and Cleveland's Dennis Eckersley; and his own base card, #450.
James Alvin Palmer pitched all 19 of his major league seasons with the Baltimore Orioles (1965-1967, 1969-1984) and finished as the winningest pitcher of the 1970s with 186 wins. A right-hander whose best pitch was a high fastball, he worked on three World Series champions (1966, 1970, 1983) and six American League pennant winners, and he is the only pitcher to win a World Series game in three different decades. His Game Two shutout of Los Angeles in the 1966 Series, thrown nine days before his 21st birthday, made him the youngest man to pitch a complete-game shutout in a Series and sent Sandy Koufax off in his final appearance. Palmer won three Cy Young Awards (1973, 1975, 1976), four straight Gold Gloves (1976-1979), two ERA titles and six All-Star selections. He won 20 or more games eight times and finished 268-152 with a 2.86 ERA and 53 shutouts. Arm trouble cost him most of 1967 and all of 1968, but he came back in 1969 with the only no-hitter of his career. He was nicknamed Cakes for the pancakes he ate on the mornings he pitched. He was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1990, his first year of eligibility.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 1,054 | 21 | 200 | 420 | 163 | 122 | 70 | 58 | 0 |
| SGC | 166 | 0 | 25 | 49 | 24 | 25 | 19 | 24 | 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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Related cards
More Jim Palmer in this set: #200 League Leaders, #202 League Leaders
Team card: #73 Baltimore Orioles Team
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- #49 Dave Duncan
- #68 Father & Son - Big Leaguers
- #95 Brooks Robinson
- #125 Don Baylor
- #149 Tommy Davis
- #175 Ken Singleton
- #200 1975 AL Victory Leaders
- #202 1975 AL ERA Leaders
- #210 Lee May
- #233 Grant Jackson
- #252 Tim Nordbrook
- #257 Ross Grimsley
- #285 Mike Cuellar
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1976 Topps #450 card?
It is card #450 of the 660-card 1976 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jim Palmer of the Baltimore Orioles.
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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