1976 Topps #640 Bill Madlock
About Bill Madlock
The 1976 cards follow Madlock's 1975 season. That year he won his first batting title at .354 with 182 hits, despite missing most of September with a bruised thumb. He went 6-for-6 against the Mets on July 26 and shared All-Star Game MVP honors with Jon Matlack after a ninth-inning, two-run single. Card #191 puts him on a league leaders card with Ted Simmons of the Cardinals and Manny Sanguillen of the Pirates, and #640 is his own Cubs card.
Bill Madlock was a right-handed third baseman who won four National League batting titles, 1975 and 1976 with the Chicago Cubs and 1981 and 1983 with the Pittsburgh Pirates. That made him the first player to win multiple batting titles with two clubs. He played 15 seasons from 1973 to 1987 for the Rangers, Cubs, Giants, Pirates, Dodgers and Tigers, finishing with a .305 average, 2,008 hits and 163 home runs. He grew up in Decatur, Illinois, and the Washington Senators signed him after a scout saw him swing in an American Legion game. He was an All-Star in 1975, 1981 and 1983, and hit three home runs for the Dodgers in the 1985 NLCS loss to St. Louis. His 2,000th hit came off Bruce Hurst at Fenway Park on September 23, 1987, and he played 1988 in Japan for the Lotte Orions. He also had a fiery temper: he was ejected from 18 games as a player, and a 1980 incident with umpire Jerry Crawford brought a $5,000 fine and a 15-game suspension.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 184 | 11 | 98 | 51 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 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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Related cards
More Bill Madlock in this set: #191 League Leaders
Team card: #277 Chicago Cubs Team
More Chicago Cubs cards:
- #26 Andy Thornton
- #34 Mike Garman
- #51 Ray Burris
- #79 Jerry Morales
- #101 Pete LaCock
- #126 Tom Dettore
- #151 Bill Bonham
- #173 Steve Swisher
- #191 1975 NL Batting Leaders
- #206 Manny Trillo
- #227 Oscar Zamora
- #251 Rick Monday
- #299 Champ Summers
- #323 Rob Sperring
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1976 Topps #640 card?
It is card #640 of the 660-card 1976 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bill Madlock 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.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA CardFacts, BaseballCardPedia, Cardboard Connection, Baseball Almanac, 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 2026-10-25.