1976 Topps #478 Lynn McGlothen
About Lynn McGlothen
In 1975 McGlothen went 15-13 with a 3.92 ERA. He worked 239 innings and completed nine games. On August 19 that year he struck out three batters on nine pitches in the second inning of a 2-1 win over Cincinnati, after Tony Perez opened the inning with a single. Card #478 shows him with the Cardinals.
Lynn McGlothen was a right-handed pitcher from Monroe, Louisiana, who worked eleven seasons from 1972 to 1982 for the Red Sox, Cardinals, Giants, Cubs, White Sox and Yankees, finishing 86-93 with a 3.98 ERA. Boston drafted him in the third round in 1968 after he starred at Grambling High School, where he was also a three-time state tennis champion. His peak came with St. Louis, where in 1974 he went 16-12 with a 2.69 ERA, made the National League All-Star team and drew Cy Young and MVP consideration. He won 12 games for the Cubs in 1980, and elbow problems limited him to six starts the following year before he closed out his career with the Yankees in 1982. McGlothen died in a mobile-home fire in Dubach, Louisiana, in August 1984 at age 34.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 124 | 11 | 75 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 3 | 0 | 3 | 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 #478 card?
It is card #478 of the 660-card 1976 Topps Baseball set, picturing Lynn McGlothen of the St. Louis Cardinals.
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.