1978 Topps #138 Larry Demery
About Larry Demery
Demery's 1977 line was 6-5 with a 5.08 ERA in 39 games. Eight of those appearances were starts, and he added one save. He struck out 35 in 90 1/3 innings, down from 72 the year before. Card #138 carries the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Larry Demery was a right-handed Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher who worked as both reliever and starter over four seasons, 1974 to 1977, and finished 29-23 with a 3.72 ERA. A Bakersfield native and the son of major leaguer Art Demery, he threw two no-hitters at Locke High School in Los Angeles and pitched at Los Angeles City College before the Pirates took him in the seventh round of the 1972 draft. In 1973 he led the Carolina League with fourteen complete games. He debuted June 2, 1974, in relief of Bruce Kison at Riverfront Stadium and struck out four of the six Reds he faced. His last game came on September 24, 1977. Demery later lived in Bakersfield, appeared in the 2014 film No No: A Dockumentary, and died on February 20, 2024, at age 70.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 123 | 28 | 67 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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 #138 card?
It is card #138 of the 726-card 1978 Topps Baseball set, picturing Larry Demery of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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.