1978 Topps #271 Randy Lerch
About Randy Lerch
On September 30 at Pittsburgh, Lerch gave up a first-inning grand slam to Willie Stargell, then homered twice off Don Robinson in a 10-8 win that clinched the NL East for Philadelphia. It was his 11th victory, a career high, in an 11-8 season with a 3.96 ERA. He started Game 4 of the NLCS against the Dodgers and left with one out in the sixth. His card is #271.
Randy Lerch was a 6-foot-5 left-handed pitcher who spent most of his eleven major league seasons (1975-1986) with the Philadelphia Phillies, then pitched for the Milwaukee Brewers, Montreal Expos and San Francisco Giants. A Sacramento native out of Cordova High School, he was an eighth-round Phillies pick in 1973. His teammates called him Blade after Larry Bowa described him as thin as a blade but sharp as a razor. He held a rotation spot in Philadelphia from 1977 to 1980, when he led the National League with 14 losses and was left off the Phillies' postseason roster after falling out with manager Dallas Green. He was traded to Milwaukee on March 1, 1981, for Dick Davis, was sold to the Expos in August 1982 and signed with the Giants in 1983 within two weeks of his release. The Phillies brought him back for 1986 and released him that June. He finished 60-64 with a 4.53 ERA and 507 strikeouts, and was inducted into the Reading Baseball Hall of Fame in 2000.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 297 | 77 | 181 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 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 #271 card?
It is card #271 of the 726-card 1978 Topps Baseball set, picturing Randy Lerch of the Philadelphia Phillies.
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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