Season Highlights/Records cards

A popular subset from Topps, Season Highlights and Records cards have been used sporadically. These baseball cards celebrate highlights from the previous year or record-breaking feats.

1975 Topps

'74 Highlights

• 1 Hank Aaron Sets Homer Mark
• 2 Lou Brock Steals 118 Bases
• 3 Bob Gibson Throws 3000th Strikeout
• 4 Al Kaline Joins 3000 Hit Club
• 5 Nolan Ryan Fans 300--3rd Year in Row
• 6 Mike Marshall Hurls in 106 Games
• 7 No-Hitters Hurled by Steve Busby, Dick Bosman and Nolan Ryan

1976 Topps

'75 Record Breaker

• 1 Hank Aaron -- Most Runs Batted In Lifetime
• 2 Bobby Bonds -- Most Leadoff Homers Lifetime, Most Years with 30 HR/30 SB
• 3 Mickey Lolich -- Most Strikeout Lifetime, Lefthander
• 4 Davey Lopes -- Most Consecutive Successful Steal Attempts
• 5 Tom Seaver -- Most Consecutive Seasons, 200 or More Strikeouts
• 6 Rennie Stennett -- Most Hits, 9-inning Game

1977 Topps

1976 Record Breaker

• 231 George Brett -- Most Consecutive Games, 3 or More Hits
• 232 Minnie Minoso -- Oldest Player to Hit Safely
• 233 Jose Morales -- Most Hits Season, Pinch-Hitter
• 234 Nolan Ryan -- Most Season 300 or More Strikeouts

1978 Topps

'77 Record Breaker

• 1 Lou Brock -- Most Stolen Bases, Lifetime
• 2 Sparky Lyle -- Most Games Pitched, Pure Relief, Lifetime
• 3 Willie McCovey -- Most Times, 2 HR's in Inning, Lifetime
• 4 Brooks Robinson -- Most Consecutive Season, One Club
• 5 Pete Rose -- Most Hits, Switch-Hitter, Lifetime
• 6 Nolan Ryan -- Most Games, 10-or-More Strikeouts, Lifetime
• 7 Reggie Jackson -- Most Homers, One World Series

1979 Topps

1978 Record Breaker

• 201 Mike Edwards -- AL Record: Most Unassisted DP's, 2nd Baseman, In Game
• 202 Ron Guidry -- AL Record: Most Strikeouts, Lefthander, 9-inning Game
• 203 J.R. Richard -- NL Record: Most Strikeouts in a Season by a Righthander
• 204 Pete Rose -- Modern NL Record: Most Consecutive Games, Batting Safely
• 205 John Stearns -- NL Record: Most Stolen Bases by a Catcher in a Season
• 206 Sammy Stewart -- Major League Record: Most 7 Straight Strikeouts During First Game in Majors

1980 Topps

1979 Highlights

• 1 Lou Brock and Carl Yastrzemski -- Enter 3000 Hit Circle
• 2 Willie McCovey -- Career HR Record for NL Lefthanded Batters
• 3 Manny Mota -- Most Career Pinch-hits
• 4 Pete Rose -- Most Seasons, 200 or More Hits
• 5 Garry Templeton -- 1st with 100 Hits From Both Sides of Plate
• 6 Del Unser -- 3rd Consecutive Pinch Homer

1981 Topps

1980 Record Breaker

• 201 Johnny Bench -- Most Home Runs, Catcher, Lifetime
• 202 Steve Carlton -- Most Strikeout Lefthander, Lifetime
• 203 Bill Gullickson -- Most Strikeouts Game, Rookie Season
• 204 Ron LeFlore/Rodney Scott -- Most Stolen Bases, Teammates, Season
• 205 Pete Rose -- Most Consecutive Seasons, 600-or-more At Bats
• 206 Mike Schmidt -- Most Home Runs, Third Baseman, Season
• 207 Ozzie Smith -- Most Assists, Shortstop, Season
• 208 Willie Wilson -- Most At Bats, Season

1982 Topps

• 1981 Highlight
• 1 Steve Carlton -- Sets New NL Strikeout Record
• 2 Ron Davis -- Fans 8 Straight in Relief
• 3 Tim Raines -- Swipes 71 Bases as a Rookie
• 4 Pete Rose -- Sets NL Career Mark for Hits
• 5 Nolan Ryan -- Pitches 5th Career No-hitter
• 6 Fernando Valenzuela -- Hurls 8 Shutouts as a Rookie

1983 Topps

• 1982 Record Breaker
• 1 Tony Armas -- Recorded 11 Putouts in RF
• 2 Rickey Henderson -- Established Modern Record for Steals in one Season
• 3 Greg Minton -- Hurled 269 1/3 Consecutive Innings Allowing No Homers
• 4 Lance Parrish -- Threw out 3 Baserunners in All-Star Game
• 5 Manny Trillo -- Fielded 479 Consecutive Errorless Chances
• 6 John Wathan -- 31st Stolen Base Sets Standard for Catchers