1976 Topps #524 Pete Falcone
About Pete Falcone
Falcone's rookie card, #524, shows him with the San Francisco Giants. He had not made the club out of spring training and got into the 1975 rotation when Ron Bryant retired as the season opened. Against Atlanta in the second game of a doubleheader he held the Braves hitless through seven innings and was four outs from the first National League rookie no-hitter since Burt Hooton in 1972. A Vic Correll walk, a bench-clearing scuffle and a Rod Gilbreath single ended it. He struck out 131 that year.
Pete Falcone was a left-handed starter from Brooklyn who attended Lafayette High School, the same school as Sandy Koufax. The Giants made him the third overall pick of the June 1973 secondary draft, and he debuted on April 13, 1975 with a win over the Braves, finishing 12-11 with a 4.17 ERA. St. Louis acquired him for Gold Glove third baseman Ken Reitz in December 1975, and he went 12-16 with a 3.23 ERA and nine complete games in 1976. The Mets got him from the Cardinals for Tom Grieve and Kim Seaman in December 1978; he went 26-37 in New York. On May 1, 1980 he tied a major league record by striking out the first six Phillies he faced. He pitched for Atlanta in 1983 and 1984, finishing with a 70-90 record and a 4.07 ERA, then played in Italy in 1990, going 18-4 with a 1.19 ERA for Rimini.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 111 | 9 | 63 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 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 #524 card?
It is card #524 of the 660-card 1976 Topps Baseball set, picturing Pete Falcone of the San Francisco Giants.
Is 1976 Topps #524 a rookie card?
Yes - #524 is the 1976 Topps rookie card of Pete Falcone.
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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