1978 Topps #394 Roy Howell
About Roy Howell
Card #394 pictures Howell as a Blue Jay. At the All-Star Game in San Diego he entered as a pinch hitter in the fourth inning and grounded out against Montreal's Steve Rogers. Over 140 games for Toronto he batted .270 with 8 home runs and 61 RBI.
Roy Howell was a left-handed-hitting third baseman who played 11 major league seasons, 1974 to 1984, for the Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays and Milwaukee Brewers. Texas took him fourth overall in the 1972 draft out of Lompoc High School in California, and he reached the majors in September 1974 under Billy Martin. He became the Blue Jays' everyday third baseman in 1977 and made the 1978 American League All-Star team. He signed with Milwaukee as a free agent in December 1980 and played in the 1981 division series and the 1982 pennant and World Series run. He finished with a .261 average, 80 home runs and 454 RBI in 1112 games. A stranger shot him in the left arm on the last day of deer season in the offseason after he signed with Texas, and the nickname Target stuck for the rest of his career. He later managed in the Atlantic League and, in 2014, the Tacoma Rainiers.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 153 | 30 | 97 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 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 #394 card?
It is card #394 of the 726-card 1978 Topps Baseball set, picturing Roy Howell of the Toronto Blue Jays.
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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