1976 Topps #436 Bill Fahey
About Bill Fahey
Frank Lucchesi chose Fahey as Texas's regular backup catcher in 1976, and he played 38 games, then his most in a season, hitting .250 with a .993 fielding percentage. In 1975 he had batted .297 in 21 games while Sundberg started 148. Topps numbered his Texas Rangers card #436.
Bill Fahey was a left-handed-hitting catcher who spent 11 seasons in the majors, 1971 to 1983, nearly all of them as a backup, with the Senators and Rangers, the Padres and the Tigers. A Detroit native, he played five sports at Union High in Redford, Michigan, and Washington made him the first overall pick of the January 1970 secondary draft. Ted Williams predicted he would be the American League's All-Star catcher in 1975. Instead a run of injuries, including a broken hand in 1975, slowed him while Jim Sundberg took over in Texas. In December 1978 the Rangers sent him to San Diego with Mike Hargrove and Kurt Bevacqua for Oscar Gamble and Dave Roberts. He hit .287 in 73 games for the Padres in 1979, set career highs in games and hits in 1980, and was sold to Detroit in March 1981. He finished with a .241 average, 7 home runs and 83 RBIs in 383 games, then coached for the Tigers in 1983 and the Giants from 1986 to 1991.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 125 | 24 | 55 | 40 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 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 #436 card?
It is card #436 of the 660-card 1976 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bill Fahey of the Texas Rangers.
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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