1976 Topps #563 Larry Demery
About Larry Demery
Demery appeared in 45 games in 1975, eight of them starts, and went 7-5. His 2.90 ERA came over 114 2/3 innings, and he added four saves. He also worked two innings against Cincinnati in the National League Championship Series, which the Reds swept. Card #563 shows him with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Larry Demery was a right-handed Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher who worked as both reliever and starter over four seasons, 1974 to 1977, and finished 29-23 with a 3.72 ERA. A Bakersfield native and the son of major leaguer Art Demery, he threw two no-hitters at Locke High School in Los Angeles and pitched at Los Angeles City College before the Pirates took him in the seventh round of the 1972 draft. In 1973 he led the Carolina League with fourteen complete games. He debuted June 2, 1974, in relief of Bruce Kison at Riverfront Stadium and struck out four of the six Reds he faced. His last game came on September 24, 1977. Demery later lived in Bakersfield, appeared in the 2014 film No No: A Dockumentary, and died on February 20, 2024, at age 70.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 119 | 13 | 64 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 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 #563 card?
It is card #563 of the 660-card 1976 Topps Baseball set, picturing Larry Demery of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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.