1976 Topps #78 Cecil Cooper
About Cecil Cooper
Cooper played 123 games in 1976, splitting time between first base and designated hitter, and hit .282 with 15 home runs. The year before he had hit .311 in 305 at-bats and gone 4-for-10 in the ALCS. Manager Don Zimmer told him after the season that first base would be his, but on December 6 he was traded to Milwaukee. Topps issued him as #78 with Boston.
Cecil Cooper was a left-handed first baseman who played 17 seasons, 1971 to 1987, for the Red Sox and the Brewers and hit .298 with 2,192 hits and 241 home runs. A native of Brenham, Texas, he was drafted by Boston in the sixth round in 1968, and he reached the 1975 World Series with them as a platoon player. Traded to Milwaukee for George Scott and Bernie Carbo in December 1976, he reworked his stance along the lines of Rod Carew's and hit .300 or better every year from 1977 to 1983. In 1980 he batted .352 with 219 hits and led the American League with 122 RBIs. He made five All-Star teams, won two Gold Gloves and three straight Silver Sluggers, played in the 1982 World Series and received the Roberto Clemente Award in 1983. Afterward he worked as an agent, a Brewers farm director and coach, and managed the Houston Astros from late 2007 to September 2009, going 171-170. He is in the Brewers Walk of Fame, the Brewers Wall of Honor and the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 181 | 6 | 79 | 75 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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.
Find this card
Search T206 Cards Shop 1976 Topps cards Live auctions Buy It Now on eBay Sold prices
As an eBay Partner Network affiliate, T206Cards.com may earn from qualifying purchases.
Related cards
Team card: #118 Boston Red Sox Team
More Boston Red Sox cards:
- #29 Rick Burleson
- #50 Fred Lynn
- #102 Jim Willoughby
- #130 Luis Tiant
- #142 Dick Drago
- #170 Rick Wise
- #192 1975 AL Batting Leaders
- #196 1975 AL RBI Leaders
- #230 Carl Yastrzemski
- #278 Bernie Carbo
- #302 Rick Miller
- #326 Dick Pole
- #340 Jim Rice
- #347 Ted Williams
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1976 Topps #78 card?
It is card #78 of the 660-card 1976 Topps Baseball set, picturing Cecil Cooper of the Boston Red Sox.
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.