1971 Topps #302 Phil Gagliano
About Phil Gagliano
Gagliano hit .167 for the Cardinals and Cubs in 1970, then spent 1971 with Eddie Kasko's Red Sox, mostly as a pinch hitter. He was hitting well over .500 through June and had dipped to .500 by July 5. He finished at .324 in 47 games and played left field, right field, second base and third base without an error. Taking 11 walks pushed his on-base percentage to .413, and as a pinch hitter he batted .364. His Boston card, #302, is a third-series issue.
Phil Gagliano was a utility infielder and outfielder who spent parts of twelve major league seasons, 1963-1974, with the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox and Cincinnati Reds. A Memphis native, he signed with the Cardinals in September 1959 out of high school for a $10,000 bonus and reached the majors on April 16, 1963. He finished with 171 games at second base, 133 at third, 64 in the outfield corners and 30 at first, batting .238 with 336 hits, 14 home runs and 159 RBIs in 702 games. He was farmed out to Jacksonville in July of the Cardinals' 1964 title season and left off the World Series roster, though he was awarded a three-quarter share; he did play in the 1967 and 1968 Series, beating Boston in seven games and then losing to Detroit in seven. From 1971 through 1973, with the Red Sox and the Reds, he established himself as one of the majors' top pinch hitters. His younger brother Ralph reached Cleveland for a single game in 1965. Gagliano worked in liquor sales and then as an operations manager after baseball, and died in Hollister, Missouri, in December 2016, at age 74.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 234 | 0 | 7 | 101 | 90 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| SGC | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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 1971 Topps #302 card?
It is card #302 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing Phil Gagliano of the Boston Red Sox.
How many cards are in the 1971 Topps Baseball set?
752 cards, tracked as 761 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 752 with none skipped, issued in six print series (132/131/130/130/120/109 cards), the sixth (#644-752) the high numbers; seven cards carry catalogued print variations that the master set counts separately - the #42, #265 and #306 photo pairs and the #123, #206, #369 and #619 checklists, #369 and #619 in three printings each.
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