1978 Topps #336 Steve Busby
About Steve Busby
Busby sat out the entire 1977 season and returned to the Royals late in 1978, making five starts in seven games. He went 1-0 with a 7.59 ERA over 21 1/3 innings. His 1978 Topps card, #336, pictures him with the Kansas City Royals.
Steve Busby was a right-handed starter who spent his entire eight-year career, 1972 to 1980, with the Kansas City Royals. A USC pitcher who went 11-2 with a 1.92 ERA in 1971, he was the Royals' second-round pick that June. He threw the first no-hitter in club history in 1973 and a second in 1974, becoming the first pitcher to throw no-hitters in his first two full seasons, and was an All-Star in 1974 and 1975. He was diagnosed with a torn rotator cuff in 1976, an injury that at the time ended a pitcher's career, and became the first baseball player to undergo rotator cuff surgery. He finished 70-54 with a 3.72 ERA and 659 strikeouts. He was among the first two players elected to the Royals Hall of Fame, entered the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 2009 and later broadcast for the Texas Rangers.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 125 | 29 | 75 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 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 #336 card?
It is card #336 of the 726-card 1978 Topps Baseball set, picturing Steve Busby of the Kansas City Royals.
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.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA CardFacts, BaseballCardPedia, Cardboard Connection, Baseball Almanac, Baseball-Reference, the SABR BioProject and the National Baseball Hall of Fame, PSA & SGC population reports. Card data compiled and maintained by T206Cards.com. Page last updated 2026-10-25.