1978 Topps #691 Ross Grimsley
About Ross Grimsley
Card #691 has Grimsley in an Orioles uniform after a 14-10, 3.96 ERA season with 11 complete games. He filed for free agency after four seasons in Baltimore and signed a six-year, $1.1 million contract with the Montreal Expos on December 6, 1977. The Orioles had tried to trade him to Montreal for Barry Foote before the 1977 season.
Ross Grimsley was a left-handed starter who pitched 11 major league seasons for the Cincinnati Reds (1971-73), Baltimore Orioles (1974-77 and 1982), Montreal Expos (1978-80) and Cleveland Indians (1980). The Reds took him in the first round of the 1969 January secondary draft, and his father, Ross Sr., had pitched for the 1951 White Sox. He won 124 games with a 3.81 ERA. He went 18-13 with 17 complete games for the 1974 Orioles and 20-11 with 19 complete games for the 1978 Expos, a season that brought his only All-Star selection and a seventh-place Cy Young finish. He made 28 starts for the National League champion Reds in 1972. He was one of the more colorful players of the 1970s, with long hair, a reputation for skipping showers during winning streaks and turquoise contact lenses. After playing he worked as a minor league instructor for several organizations, as a pitching coach in the Giants system and with Double-A Richmond, and as a co-host of Orioles pregame radio coverage in Baltimore.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 106 | 7 | 78 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 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 #691 card?
It is card #691 of the 726-card 1978 Topps Baseball set, picturing Ross Grimsley of the Baltimore Orioles.
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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