1976 Topps #226 Jim Sundberg
About Jim Sundberg
In 1975 Sundberg caught 155 games, an American League record, and made 101 assists. He hit .199 that year, and Thurman Munson won the Gold Glove over him by 11 votes to 9. In 1976 he hit .228 with 24 doubles and won the award, the first by any Rangers player. His 1976 Topps card is #226, with the Texas Rangers.
Jim Sundberg caught for 16 big-league seasons and finished with a .993 career fielding average. He spent ten years with the Texas Rangers, won six straight American League Gold Gloves from 1976 to 1981, and was a three-time All-Star. He played at the University of Iowa, reached the majors in 1974 at 22 after a single minor-league season in Double-A, and finished fourth in the Rookie of the Year voting. Later stops included the Milwaukee Brewers, Kansas City Royals, Chicago Cubs and a return to Texas. With the 1985 Royals he drove in four runs in Game 7 of the ALCS against Toronto and scored the winning run in Game 6 of the World Series, which Kansas City won over St. Louis. He retired after 1989 with 1,962 games, 1,493 hits and 95 home runs, having caught more games than any other Rangers player, then worked as a Rangers broadcaster and executive. He was inducted into the Texas Rangers Hall of Fame in 2003.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 185 | 12 | 115 | 51 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 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 #226 card?
It is card #226 of the 660-card 1976 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jim Sundberg of the Texas Rangers.
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.