1977 Topps #226 Leroy Stanton
About Leroy Stanton
Stanton played right field and batted cleanup in the Mariners' first game, led off the second inning with a single to center off Frank Tanana, then went hitless in his next 20 at-bats. In the second half he belted 20 home runs, including two in one game at Anaheim, and he drove in 90 runs, tied for the team lead, before fracturing an ankle sliding into second on September 29. His Mariners card is #226.
Leroy Stanton was a right-handed outfielder who played nine seasons for the Mets, Angels and Mariners and was the player the Angels insisted on in the December 1971 trade that sent Nolan Ryan to California for Jim Fregosi. The seventh child of a Latta, South Carolina tenant farmer, he signed with Mets scout Julian Morgan in 1964, was beaned in his first pro season and lost two years to Army service in Germany. He was the Angels' regular right fielder from 1972 to 1975, and in 1975 he led the majors with 16 outfield assists and shared the club's MVP award with Frank Tanana. Seattle took him in the 1976 expansion draft, and he hit a career-high 27 home runs for the first Mariners team. He finished with 77 home runs and an identical .244 average and .388 slugging mark against lefties and righties, at home and on the road. He later coached in the Blue Jays system and ran his own trucking company, Stanton Trucking, until 2015.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 140 | 10 | 86 | 38 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 3 | 1 | 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 1977 Topps #226 card?
It is card #226 of the 660-card 1977 Topps Baseball set, picturing Leroy Stanton of the Seattle Mariners.
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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