1977 Topps #284 Mike Norris
About Mike Norris
Card #284 shows him with the Athletics. Oakland used him 16 times in 1977, twelve as a starter, and he went 2-7 with a 4.77 ERA. He struck out 35 in 77 1/3 innings, and his one complete game that year was a shutout.
Mike Norris was a right-handed starter who spent his career with the Oakland Athletics, pitching for them from 1975 to 1983 and again in 1990. A San Francisco native from Balboa High School, he was taken by Oakland in the first round, 24th overall, in January 1973. Through his first five seasons he went 12-25 with a 4.67 ERA. In 1980 he went 22-9 with a 2.53 ERA and 24 complete games. He pitched 284 1/3 innings, led the American League with a .209 opponents' average and won his first Gold Glove, but Baltimore's Steve Stone (25-7) took the Cy Young Award. Norris finished 15th in the MVP voting. In 1981 he went 12-9, made the All-Star team, won a second Gold Glove, threw a shutout against Kansas City in the division series and took the loss against the Yankees in the ALCS. He went 7-11 in 1982 and 4-5 in 1983, and some baseball historians and statisticians have blamed manager Billy Martin's heavy use of the 1981 staff. He returned in 1990 with a 3.00 ERA in 27 innings. His career record was 58-59 with a 3.89 ERA. He wore a distinctive green fielding glove.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 133 | 21 | 62 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 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 #284 card?
It is card #284 of the 660-card 1977 Topps Baseball set, picturing Mike Norris of the Oakland Athletics.
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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