1976 Topps #340 Jim Rice
About Jim Rice
A pitch from Detroit's Vern Ruhle broke Rice's left hand on September 21, 1975, and he watched Boston's seven-game World Series loss to Cincinnati from the bench. Card #340 carries the Topps All-Star Rookie trophy earned in that first full season. Back from the injury, he slipped to a .282 average in 1976 while raising his home run total to 25, with 85 RBI.
Jim Rice was a Boston Red Sox left fielder and designated hitter who spent all 16 of his major league seasons, 1974 to 1989, with the club. A first-round pick in 1971, 15th overall, he won the 1974 International League Triple Crown at Pawtucket and reached Boston alongside Fred Lynn, the pair being called the Gold Dust Twins. He hit .309 with 22 home runs and 102 RBI in 1975 and finished second to Lynn for Rookie of the Year. From 1977 through 1979 he led the American League in total bases each year. In 1978 he won the MVP award with 46 home runs, 139 RBI and 406 total bases, the first 400-total-base season in the majors in 19 years. He made eight All-Star teams and won Silver Sluggers in 1983 and 1984. He retired with 382 home runs, 2,452 hits and a .298 average. He batted .333 in the 1986 World Series, his only Fall Classic. On August 7, 1982, he carried a four-year-old fan, struck by a foul ball, from the stands to the Fenway clubhouse. The Red Sox retired his number 14 in 2009, the year he was elected to the Hall of Fame in his last year on the writers' ballot, with 76.4 percent of the vote.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 1,637 | 7 | 130 | 527 | 394 | 261 | 133 | 184 | 1 |
| SGC | 340 | 0 | 8 | 61 | 117 | 72 | 43 | 36 | 3 |
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
- #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
- #347 Ted Williams
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1976 Topps #340 card?
It is card #340 of the 660-card 1976 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jim Rice 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.