1978 Topps #187 Jerry Royster
About Jerry Royster
Royster moved to the middle of the infield in 1978, playing 75 games at second base and 60 at shortstop for Atlanta. He hit .259 with 137 hits and 27 stolen bases. His #187 card shows him with the Braves.
Jerry Royster was an infielder and outfielder who played 16 seasons in the majors between 1973 and 1988, mostly at third base and second base. The Dodgers signed him in 1970 at age 17 and called him up in 1973. He went to Atlanta on November 17, 1975, in the trade that sent Dusty Baker and Ed Goodson to Los Angeles, and he spent nine years with the Braves. He later played for San Diego, the White Sox and the Yankees, returned to Atlanta in 1988, and retired with a .249 average and 40 home runs. His one postseason series was the 1982 NLCS, which St. Louis swept. As a coach he served the Rockies, Brewers and Red Sox, and he took over the Brewers 15 games into the 2002 season after Davey Lopes was fired, going 53-94 before his own dismissal. Late in 2007 he was signed to manage the Lotte Giants in Busan, South Korea; he is the first non-Korean to manage a KBO team and received honorary Busan citizenship in 2008.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 222 | 62 | 124 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 #187 card?
It is card #187 of the 726-card 1978 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jerry Royster of the Atlanta Braves.
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.