1976 Topps #244 Bill Sharp
About Bill Sharp
Topps listed Sharp with Milwaukee on card #244 after a 1975 in which he hit .255 with 27 doubles in 125 games as a Brewer, one behind Robin Yount for the team lead. In 1976 he stood at .305 at the end of May, helped by a four-hit game in Cleveland on May 22, before a wrist sprain in batting practice on June 10 cut his playing time. His last major league game came September 17 against the Yankees at County Stadium.
Bill Sharp was a left-handed-hitting outfielder who played parts of four seasons, 1973 to 1976, for the Chicago White Sox and Milwaukee Brewers. A three-sport star at Lima Senior High School in Ohio, he took a football scholarship to Ohio State, where a separated shoulder ended that path and pushed him toward baseball. The White Sox made him the first pick of the second round of the 1971 draft, 25th overall, ahead of George Brett and Mike Schmidt. He debuted on May 26, 1973, in a game that ran 17 innings before it was suspended, and he was known for his glove: in August 1973 he leaped to catch a drive at the right-center wall and started a game-ending double play. Chicago traded him to Milwaukee for Bob Coluccio on May 8, 1975. Over 398 games he hit .255 with 9 home runs and 95 RBI. Knee trouble, traced to a ruptured patellar tendon in high school, ended his career in the minors in 1977. He later worked for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois and managed the independent Dakota Rattlers in 1995 and 1996.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 145 | 1 | 26 | 74 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| SGC | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 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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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1976 Topps #244 card?
It is card #244 of the 660-card 1976 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bill Sharp of the Milwaukee Brewers.
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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