1977 Topps #261 Phil Garner
About Phil Garner
Before the 1977 season Oakland sent Garner, Chris Batton and Tommy Helms to Pittsburgh for Tony Armas, Rick Langford, Doug Bair, Dave Giusti, Doc Medich and Mitchell Page. His #261 Topps card still has him with the Athletics. In Pittsburgh he hit 17 home runs, scored 99 runs and stole 32 bases, playing mostly third base.
Phil Garner was an infielder who played 16 seasons in the majors, from 1973 to 1988, for Oakland, Pittsburgh, Houston, the Dodgers and the Giants. A Tennessee product who led the NCAA with 12 home runs in 1969, he was a first-round pick of the A's in the January 1971 secondary draft. The A's converted him to second base in 1975, and he reached three All-Star Games (1976, 1980, 1981). He batted .260 with 109 home runs and 225 stolen bases in 1,860 games. He became known as Scrap-Iron, a nickname Pirates broadcaster Milo Hamilton gave him after Willie Stargell described Garner as old scrap metal that can be beaten and bent but not broken. He won the 1979 World Series with Pittsburgh. As a manager he led the Milwaukee Brewers from 1992 to 1999, the Detroit Tigers from 2000 to 2002 and the Houston Astros from 2004 to 2007, taking the Astros to the 2005 World Series. He died on April 11, 2026.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 65 | 11 | 31 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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 1977 Topps #261 card?
It is card #261 of the 660-card 1977 Topps Baseball set, picturing Phil Garner 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.
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.