1978 Topps #207 1977 ERA Leaders - John Candelaria / Frank Tanana
On this card: John Candelaria, Frank Tanana
About this card
Cards #201-208 are the League Leaders subset on the 1977 season - batting, home runs, RBI, stolen bases, victories, strikeouts, ERA and the leading firemen - each card naming the National League leader first and the American League leader second. #205 Victory Leaders names four pitchers: Steve Carlton for the National League and Dave Goltz, Dennis Leonard and Jim Palmer for the American League.
The story on this card
Card #207 recorded the 1977 earned run average leaders: John Candelaria of the Pittsburgh Pirates and Frank Tanana of the California Angels. Candelaria went 20-5 with a major-league-best 2.34 ERA over 230 2/3 innings, and 1977 was his only 20-win year and his only All-Star selection. Tanana led the American League with a 2.54 ERA in 241 1/3 innings. He went 15-9 with seven shutouts and 20 complete games, and The Sporting News named him its All-Star left-hander, as it had in 1976. The card belongs to the League Leaders subset.
Left-hander John Candelaria, the 6-foot-7 Candy Man, won 177 games over 19 seasons. He threw a 1976 no-hitter and led the majors with a 2.34 ERA in 1977 for Pittsburgh, and won the 1979 World Series with the Pirates. Frank Tanana was a left-hander who began as Nolan Ryan's partner on the California Angels staff and finished his 21 years with the Mets and Yankees in 1993. Shoulder trouble turned him from a hard thrower into a pitcher of slower pitches and deception.
Sources: Wikipedia (John Candelaria) · Wikipedia (Frank Tanana) · SABR BioProject · BaseballCardPedia (1) · BaseballCardPedia (2)
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 319 | 62 | 174 | 60 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 10 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 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 1978 Topps #207 card?
It is card #207 of the 726-card 1978 Topps Baseball set, picturing John Candelaria and Frank Tanana. Cards #201-208 are the League Leaders subset on the 1977 season - batting, home runs, RBI, stolen bases, victories, strikeouts, ERA and the leading firemen - each card naming the National League leader first and the American League leader second. #205 Victory Leaders names four pitchers: Steve Carlton for the National League and Dave Goltz, Dennis Leonard and Jim Palmer for the American League.
How many cards are in the 1978 Topps Baseball set?
726 cards, numbered 1 through 726 with none skipped and issued as a single series, and 728 collectible states: #23 Bump Wills comes with or without a black circle, and #374 Jose Morales with or without black stitching over the red laces, so the master set counts both states of each.
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.