1978 Topps #208 1977 Leading Firemen - Rollie Fingers / Bill Campbell
On this card: Rollie Fingers, Bill Campbell
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
The saves board for 1977 fills #208: Rollie Fingers of the San Diego Padres and Bill Campbell of the Boston Red Sox. Fingers, in his first year after signing with San Diego as a free agent, saved 35 games, the most in the majors, working 78 games with a 2.99 ERA. Campbell, in the first season of a five-year, $1 million free-agent contract with Boston, led the American League with 31 saves. He went 13-9 with a 2.96 ERA in 69 games. Both won the Rolaids Relief Man Award, Campbell for the second straight year. The card is the saves entry in the League Leaders subset.
Oakland reliever Rollie Fingers had been a pitcher-outfielder for Upland Post 73. He won MVP honors at the 1964 American Legion World Series and batted .450 in national competition, earning the Louisville Slugger Award. Bill Campbell - right-handed closer for the Twins and Red Sox who won the Rolaids Relief Man Award and Fireman of the Year in 1976 and 1977, and after 1976 signed one of the first big free-agent contracts. He finished with 126 saves in 700 games.
Sources: Wikipedia (Rollie Fingers) · Wikipedia (Bill Campbell) · SABR BioProject (Bill Campbell) · SABR BioProject (Rollie Fingers) · National Baseball Hall of Fame · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 196 | 14 | 94 | 50 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 18 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 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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Team cards: #192 San Diego Padres Team, #424 Boston Red Sox Team
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- #30 George Hendrick
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- #12 Don Aase
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1978 Topps #208 card?
It is card #208 of the 726-card 1978 Topps Baseball set, picturing Rollie Fingers and Bill Campbell. 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.