1978 Topps #434 Mike Norris
About Mike Norris
The 1978 season cut Norris's workload with Oakland to 14 games and five starts, 49 innings in all. He struck out 36, completed one of those starts and went 0-5 with a 5.51 ERA. Card #434 pictures him with the Oakland Athletics.
Mike Norris was a right-handed starter who spent his career with the Oakland Athletics, pitching for them from 1975 to 1983 and again in 1990. A San Francisco native from Balboa High School, he was taken by Oakland in the first round, 24th overall, in January 1973. Through his first five seasons he went 12-25 with a 4.67 ERA. In 1980 he went 22-9 with a 2.53 ERA and 24 complete games. He pitched 284 1/3 innings, led the American League with a .209 opponents' average and won his first Gold Glove, but Baltimore's Steve Stone (25-7) took the Cy Young Award. Norris finished 15th in the MVP voting. In 1981 he went 12-9, made the All-Star team, won a second Gold Glove, threw a shutout against Kansas City in the division series and took the loss against the Yankees in the ALCS. He went 7-11 in 1982 and 4-5 in 1983, and some baseball historians and statisticians have blamed manager Billy Martin's heavy use of the 1981 staff. He returned in 1990 with a 3.00 ERA in 27 innings. His career record was 58-59 with a 3.89 ERA. He wore a distinctive green fielding glove.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 107 | 16 | 54 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 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 #434 card?
It is card #434 of the 726-card 1978 Topps Baseball set, picturing Mike Norris of the Oakland Athletics.
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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