1978 Topps #607 Fernando Arroyo
About Fernando Arroyo
Arroyo pitched in two games for the 1978 Tigers, working 4 1/3 innings with an 8.31 ERA. In 1979 he made six appearances for Detroit with an 8.25 ERA over 12 innings. He wore number 36 in both seasons, and his Topps #607 listed him with the Tigers.
Fernando Arroyo was a right-handed pitcher from Sacramento, California, who spent eight major league seasons with the Detroit Tigers, Minnesota Twins and Oakland Athletics between 1975 and 1986. His heaviest workload came with the 1977 Tigers, who used him in 38 games, 28 of them starts. He threw 209 1/3 innings and went 8-18 with a 4.17 ERA. He moved to Minnesota for 1980 and went 6-6 that year. In the strike-shortened 1981 season he went 7-10 with a 3.93 ERA in 128 1/3 innings. In 1982 he split the year between the Twins and the Athletics, working 16 games out of the bullpen, and his last appearance was a single game for Oakland on August 11, 1986. He finished 24-37 with a 4.44 ERA in 121 games. Sixty of those were starts, 12 of them complete, and he struck out 172 batters. In March 2010 he was inducted into the Mexican American Hall of Fame in a ceremony in Sacramento.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 74 | 9 | 38 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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 #607 card?
It is card #607 of the 726-card 1978 Topps Baseball set, picturing Fernando Arroyo of the Detroit Tigers.
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.
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