1976 Topps #26 Andy Thornton
About Andy Thornton
Thornton hit .293 with 18 home runs and 60 RBIs in 1975. In September of that year he hit .321 with eight homers and was named National League Player of the Month. A slow start in 1976 cost him his starting job, and on May 17 the Cubs sent him to Montreal for Steve Renko and Larry Biittner. Injuries held him to a .194 average across both clubs. His #26 lists him with the Cubs.
Andre Thornton, called Thunder for his long drives, was a right-handed first baseman and designated hitter who hit 253 home runs between 1973 and 1987, ten of those seasons in Cleveland. The Phillies signed him out of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania in 1967, after their scout found him in a pool hall in the middle of a $300 game of nine-ball. He reached the majors with the Chicago Cubs after Atlanta traded him for Joe Pepitone, moved to Montreal in May 1976, and arrived in Cleveland that December in a trade for pitcher Jackie Brown. With the Indians he was an All-Star in 1982 and 1984, The Sporting News Comeback Player of the Year in 1982 after a knee injury cost him all of 1980, and a Silver Slugger as designated hitter in 1984. In October 1977 a van accident on the Pennsylvania Turnpike killed his wife Gertrude and daughter Theresa; he wrote Triumph Born of Tragedy about it six years later. Cleveland inducted him into the Indians Hall of Fame in 2007.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 187 | 15 | 106 | 56 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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 1976 Topps #26 card?
It is card #26 of the 660-card 1976 Topps Baseball set, picturing Andy Thornton of the Chicago Cubs.
How many cards are in the 1976 Topps Baseball set?
660 cards, numbered 1 through 660 with none skipped and printed in equal quantities as a single series. No card carries a catalogued print variation, so the base set and the master set are the same 660 cards.
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