1976 Topps #451 Buddy Bradford
About Buddy Bradford
Buddy Bradford split 1975 between the White Sox and the Cardinals, playing 75 games with a .223 average, 6 home runs and 30 RBI. St. Louis sent him back to Chicago with Greg Terlecky for Lee Richard on December 12, 1975, and he won a starting outfield job in 1976. Card #451 in 1976 Topps shows him with the Cardinals. He hit .219 with 4 home runs in 55 games before the White Sox released him later that season.
Charles William Bradford, known as Buddy, was an outfielder born July 25, 1944, in Mobile, Alabama. He broke into the majors with the Chicago White Sox in September 1966 and spent parts of eleven seasons in the big leagues. He wore a White Sox uniform in three separate stretches, around stints with the Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals. Bradford had a strong arm in the outfield and hit 11 home runs for the White Sox in 1969. He finished his career with 697 games played, a .226 batting average and 52 home runs, closing out his final big-league season with Chicago in 1976 before playing a year in Japan.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 136 | 19 | 60 | 50 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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 #451 card?
It is card #451 of the 660-card 1976 Topps Baseball set, picturing Buddy Bradford of the St. Louis Cardinals.
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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