1978 Topps #491 Scott McGregor
About Scott McGregor
After an 0-3 start with a 13.50 ERA, McGregor won his next seven appearances. He finished 15-13 with a 3.32 ERA and a career-high 13 complete games. On August 9 he retired the first 20 Royals he faced in a 2-0 loss, and on September 4 he retired 23 straight Red Sox. Card #491 lists him with the Baltimore Orioles.
Scott McGregor was a left-hander who spent all 13 of his big-league seasons, 1976 to 1988, with the Baltimore Orioles, finishing 138-108 with a 3.99 ERA. The Yankees took him 14th overall in the 1972 draft out of El Segundo High School, where George Brett was his teammate, and he reached Baltimore in the ten-player trade of June 1976. He was known for constantly changing the speeds of his pitches. McGregor won 20 games in 1980, was an American League All-Star in 1981, and went 18-7 in 1983. He clinched the 1979 ALCS with a Game 4 shutout of the California Angels and the 1983 World Series with a complete-game shutout of the Phillies in Game 5. The Orioles inducted him into the team Hall of Fame in 1990. After playing he became a youth pastor, then returned to baseball as a minor league pitching coach and served as Baltimore's interim bullpen coach in 2013.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 106 | 10 | 62 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 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 #491 card?
It is card #491 of the 726-card 1978 Topps Baseball set, picturing Scott McGregor 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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