1978 Topps #371 Ray Burris
About Ray Burris
Burris started Opening Day again in 1977 and lost 5-3 to Tom Seaver. He hit his only career home run on May 20, off Buzz Capra in Atlanta, but allowed a league-high 29 himself. He finished 14-16 with a 4.72 ERA in a career-high 39 starts. His Cubs card that year is #371.
Ray Burris was a 6-foot-5 right-handed sinker-slider pitcher who spent 15 seasons in the majors, from 1973 to 1987, with seven clubs, and won 108 games. He was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 17th round in 1972 out of Southwestern Oklahoma State, where he set an NAIA strikeout record. After stops with the Yankees and Mets he signed with Montreal, and in the 1981 NLCS he threw a complete-game shutout of the Dodgers in game 2 and went eight innings of a 1-1 deciding game 5. He won 13 games for Oakland in 1984, was traded to Milwaukee for Don Sutton, and pitched his last game in 1987. He was born in Idabel, Oklahoma, to sharecropping parents. After his playing days he served as Milwaukee's pitching coach in 1990 and 1991 and held coaching posts with the Rangers, Cardinals, Tigers and Phillies organizations.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 140 | 15 | 93 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 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 #371 card?
It is card #371 of the 726-card 1978 Topps Baseball set, picturing Ray Burris of the Chicago Cubs.
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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