1977 Topps #6 - 1976 Strikeout Leaders

• Two legendary strikeout pitchers grace the front of this card
• This was Nolan Ryan's fourth strikeout title. He had nine AL strikeout titles and two NL titles. Ryan struck out over 300 batters six times.
• Tom Seaver never struck out over 300 batters, but he put up some impressive strikeout numbers during his career. 
• 1976 was the last of nine straight years in which Seaver struck out over 200 batters.
• This was Seaver's fifth (and final) NL strikeout title.
• Tom Seaver was one of my favorite players when I was growing up. I had posters of Seaver, Pete Rose, and Rod Carew in my room for a few years. The Seaver poster was one of those Sports Illustrated posters like the one pictured below.