1978 Topps #538 Johnnie LeMaster
About Johnnie LeMaster
Kept on the roster from the start of 1978, LeMaster played 101 games, 96 of them at shortstop. He hit .235 with 1 home run and 14 RBI. He also stole 6 bases and made 14 errors. Topps gave him #538, shown with the Giants.
Johnnie LeMaster was a shortstop who played for the San Francisco Giants from 1975 until a May 1985 trade to Cleveland, then passed through Pittsburgh and Oakland and retired in 1987. The Giants took him sixth overall in the 1973 draft out of Paintsville High School in Kentucky, where he lettered in four sports, ahead of Kansas City, which held the ninth pick and had wanted him as a pitcher. He debuted on September 2, 1975, and hit an inside-the-park home run off Don Sutton in his first major-league at-bat, the third player in history to do so. His career line was .222 with 22 home runs and 229 RBI. He played 1,039 games and stole 94 bases. In 1983 he set career highs with 128 hits and 39 stolen bases. In 1987, while with Oakland, Reggie Jackson told him, "People don't boo nobodies. You're somebody." After baseball he coached at Pikeville College from 1994 to 2006, and the school named its ballfield for him.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 160 | 5 | 26 | 66 | 28 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 0 |
| SGC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 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 #538 card?
It is card #538 of the 726-card 1978 Topps Baseball set, picturing Johnnie LeMaster of the San Francisco Giants.
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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