1976 Topps #176 Dick Lange
About Dick Lange
Lange went 4-6 with a 5.21 ERA in 1975, making 30 appearances, 8 of them starts. He struck out 45 in 102 innings and saved one game. It was his final big-league season. Topps still printed him with the Angels as card #176 in 1976.
Dick Lange was a right-handed pitcher who spent four major league seasons, 1972 through 1975, with the California Angels. He graduated from Bullock Creek High School in Midland, Michigan, lettered at Central Michigan University in 1968, 1969 and 1970, and was inducted into the school's athletics hall of fame in 1987. The Angels chose him in the seventh round of the 1970 draft. He finished 9-15 with a 4.47 ERA in 70 games, 31 of them starts. He threw 276 innings with 137 strikeouts and one save. His career fell one season short of the pension requirement, because the Angels removed him from the 40-man roster ahead of the 1976 expansion draft and a rotator cuff tear in 1977 ended his chance for another year. That gap put him in Douglas Gladstone's 2010 book A Bitter Cup of Coffee, about retirees denied pensions.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 92 | 7 | 38 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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 #176 card?
It is card #176 of the 660-card 1976 Topps Baseball set, picturing Dick Lange of the California Angels.
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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