1976 Topps #299 Champ Summers
About Champ Summers
Summers' rookie card is #299, with the Cubs who had acquired him from Oakland on April 29, 1975. He hit his first home run on August 23, 1975, at Wrigley Field, and then played in the Mexican Pacific League that winter for Culiacan, where he made the All-Star team. Back in Chicago in 1976 he hit .206 with three homers in 83 games, and the Cubs labeled him a pinch-hitter. On February 16, 1977 he was traded to Cincinnati.
Champ Summers was a left-handed-hitting outfielder and first baseman who played 11 seasons, 1974 to 1984, for the Athletics, Cubs, Reds, Tigers, Giants and Padres, hitting 54 home runs. He served in Vietnam as a paratrooper, earned a Purple Heart, and played college basketball at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, where he first played organized baseball as a senior. Oakland signed him in 1971 for $500 a month, and he reached the majors on May 4, 1974 at age 27, replacing Reggie Jackson in the ninth inning. His father gave him the nickname: he said the newborn looked like he had gone ten rounds with Joe Louis. Used mostly as a pinch-hitter until Detroit acquired him in 1979, he hit 38 of his career home runs over 1979 and 1980. His first and last major league homers were both pinch-hit grand slams. He was a Padres bench bat on the 1984 National League champions, and later coached for the Yankees and managed the Gateway Grizzlies in 2001. He is in the SIUE Athletics Hall of Fame.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 142 | 6 | 60 | 62 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 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 #299 card?
It is card #299 of the 660-card 1976 Topps Baseball set, picturing Champ Summers of the Chicago Cubs.
Is 1976 Topps #299 a rookie card?
Yes - #299 is the 1976 Topps rookie card of Champ Summers.
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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