1978 Topps #298 Tony Armas
About Tony Armas
After finishing 1977 as Oakland's starting center fielder, Armas was limited by injuries to 91 games in 1978, 85 of them in the outfield. He hit .213 with two home runs and 13 RBI. His card that year is #298, with the Athletics.
Tony Armas was a Venezuelan outfielder who played 14 seasons from 1976 to 1989 for the Pirates, Athletics, Red Sox and Angels and hit 251 home runs. He was the first Venezuelan to win a major league home run title. He tied for the American League lead with 22 in the strike-shortened 1981 season, when he made his first All-Star team and was named Sporting News Player of the Year. The Red Sox acquired him after the 1982 season in a trade that sent Carney Lansford to Oakland, and he hit 36 home runs in 1983. In 1984 he led the league with 43 home runs, 123 RBI and 339 total bases and earned a Silver Slugger. His 187 home runs from 1980 through 1985 were the most in the American League. Injuries put him on the disabled list twelve times. He was inducted into the Caribbean Baseball Hall of Fame in 1998 and the Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame in 2005, and his son Tony Jr. also pitched in the majors.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 127 | 13 | 70 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 #298 card?
It is card #298 of the 726-card 1978 Topps Baseball set, picturing Tony Armas of the Oakland Athletics.
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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