1976 Topps #50 Fred Lynn
About Fred Lynn
Three Lynn cards came out in 1976. Card #50 carries the All-Star Rookie trophy. Card #192 shares the American League batting leaders with Rod Carew and Thurman Munson; Lynn was second at .331, behind Carew's .359. Card #196 shares the RBI leaders with George Scott and John Mayberry. The season itself soured: after holdouts that ended with a five-year contract in August, he hit .314 with 32 doubles in 132 games and told the Boston Globe, "For the first time in my life, baseball isn't fun."
Fred Lynn was a left-handed center fielder who played 17 seasons (1974-1990) for the Red Sox, Angels, Orioles, Tigers and Padres, hitting .283 with 306 home runs. A three-time national champion at USC, he was a second-round Red Sox pick in 1973. In 1975 he became the first player to win Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player in the same season, and on June 18 that year he hit three home runs and drove in 10 runs at Tiger Stadium. With fellow rookie Jim Rice he was dubbed one of the Gold Dust Twins. He earned four Gold Gloves and nine All-Star selections. Traded to California in January 1981, he was ALCS MVP in 1982 despite the Angels' loss, and in 1983 hit the only grand slam in All-Star Game history. Injuries from all-out play meant he never played more than 150 games in a season. He was inducted into the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame in 2002.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 942 | 28 | 207 | 395 | 145 | 79 | 36 | 52 | 0 |
| SGC | 125 | 0 | 14 | 38 | 28 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 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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Related cards
More Fred Lynn in this set: #192 League Leaders, #196 League Leaders
Team card: #118 Boston Red Sox Team
More Boston Red Sox cards:
- #29 Rick Burleson
- #78 Cecil Cooper
- #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 #50 card?
It is card #50 of the 660-card 1976 Topps Baseball set, picturing Fred Lynn 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.