1975 Topps #406 Bob Gallagher
About Bob Gallagher
A left-handed-hitting outfielder out of Stanford, Bob Gallagher starred for the semipro Alaska Goldpanners and was a 17th-round pick of the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1968. He hit .300 or better at three straight minor-league stops before Boston claimed him in the 1971 Rule 5 draft, and his 1972 Red Sox debut came as a fill-in while Carl Yastrzemski was hurt. Houston grabbed him in another Rule 5 draft that winter; in 1973 he strung together a 12-game hitting streak and hit both home runs of his career. New York acquired him from the Astros for Ken Boswell in October 1974, and his lone season in Flushing, pictured on his 1975 Topps card, was mostly late-inning defense around stints at Triple-A Tidewater and Iowa — he went 2-for-15 in 33 games. His grandfather, Shano Collins, had played in the 1917 and 1919 World Series. Gallagher closed a four-year career at .220 and later spent 27 years teaching government at Santa Cruz High School; he died in Santa Cruz in August 2024.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 309 | 7 | 85 | 181 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Snapshot 2026-08-19. Half-grades fold down (8.5→8), and PSA's qualified grades are counted separately from the straight-grade rows shown here. The graders do not split the 1975 Topps Mini or O-Pee-Chee issues into this set.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1975 Topps #406 card?
It is card #406 of the 660-card 1975 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bob Gallagher.
How many cards are in the 1975 Topps Baseball set?
660 cards, numbered 1-660, with no variations and no short prints - PSA reports the cards were printed in equal quantities. The 1975 Topps Mini and the 1975 O-Pee-Chee issues are separate products with their own checklists.
Sources: Trading Card Database, Cardboard Connection, the PSA price guide, 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 2026-08-20.