1977 Topps #378 Jim Umbarger
About Jim Umbarger
Texas traded Umbarger and Rodney Scott to Oakland before the 1977 season for outfielder Claudell Washington, and the Athletics sold him back to the Rangers on August 24. He went 2-6 with a 6.32 ERA across the two clubs and made 10 starts. His #378 card lists him with the Rangers.
Jim Umbarger was a 6-foot-6 left-handed pitcher who spent his four major league seasons, 1975 to 1978, almost entirely with the Texas Rangers. He attended Grant High School in Van Nuys, California, and was the 33rd pick of the 1971 draft by Cleveland but went to Arizona State instead. He earned honorable mention on The Sporting News All-America team in 1974 and signed with Texas as a 16th-round pick that year. He debuted in April 1975 and split his time between relief and starting. His career line was 25-33 with a 4.14 ERA over 133 games. He threw 15 complete games, five of them shutouts. After 1978 he kept pitching in the minors through 1983, and in 1981 he threw 10 scoreless innings of relief in the 33-inning Pawtucket-Rochester game, the longest professional game ever played. He died in Phoenix in August 2024 at age 71.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 109 | 12 | 57 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 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 1977 Topps #378 card?
It is card #378 of the 660-card 1977 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jim Umbarger of the Texas Rangers.
How many cards are in the 1977 Topps Baseball set?
660 cards, numbered 1 through 660 with none skipped and distributed 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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