1978 Topps #294 Larry Parrish
About Larry Parrish
Parrish spent the winter of 1977-78 with Aragua in the Venezuelan League, hitting .362 with a league-leading 54 RBI. On Opening Day 1978 in Montreal, only Maurice Richard drew a longer ovation. He set what were then personal highs with 15 home runs and 70 RBI while batting .277. He hit three home runs in a game on July 30 and earned a three-year contract. Topps carried him on #294 as an Expo.
Larry Parrish was a third baseman, later an outfielder and first baseman, who played 15 major league seasons from 1974 to 1988, most of them with the Montreal Expos and the Texas Rangers. Signed out of Seminole Junior College by Expos scout Mel Didier, he became the club's regular third baseman in 1975 and tied for third in National League Rookie of the Year voting. His best year was 1979, when he hit .307 with 30 home runs and 82 RBI, made the All-Star team and finished fourth in MVP voting. He is the only Expo to hit three home runs in a game on three occasions. Traded to Texas for Al Oliver on March 31, 1982, he hit three grand slams in one week that season, made a second All-Star team in 1987, and finished his American career with Boston in 1988. He played two more years in Japan with Yakult and Hanshin. Parrish retired with a .263 average, 256 home runs and 992 RBI in the majors. He then managed in the Tigers organization, led Detroit in 1998 and 1999, and won back-to-back Governors' Cup titles with the Toledo Mud Hens in 2005 and 2006. The International League Hall of Fame inducted him as a manager in 2013.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 136 | 30 | 76 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 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 #294 card?
It is card #294 of the 726-card 1978 Topps Baseball set, picturing Larry Parrish of the Montreal Expos.
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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