1976 Topps #615 Mike Cubbage
About Mike Cubbage
Cubbage started 1976 in Texas. On June 1 the Rangers sent him with Roy Smalley III, Bill Singer and Jim Gideon to Minnesota for Bert Blyleven and Danny Thompson. He hit .257 with 3 home runs and 49 RBIs. Of his 118 games, 100 came at third base. His card is Topps #615, showing him with the Rangers.
Mike Cubbage was a left-handed-hitting third baseman who played eight major league seasons, 1974 to 1981, for the Rangers, Twins and Mets, and later coached and managed. A native of Charlottesville, Virginia, he played baseball and football at the University of Virginia and was drafted by the Washington Senators in 1971. He debuted with Texas on April 7, 1974, against Oakland. Traded to Minnesota in 1976, he became the Twins' regular third baseman and hit for the cycle against Toronto on July 27, 1978. He moved to first base in 1980 and signed with the Mets as a free agent for 1981. He finished with a .258 average, 34 home runs and 251 RBIs in 703 games. Cubbage then managed in the Mets' farm system from 1983 to 1989, including Tidewater, coached third base for New York, and was interim Mets manager in September 1991, going 3-4. He was interim Red Sox manager in 2002 spring training after Joe Kerrigan was fired. He died in 2024.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 151 | 11 | 82 | 51 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 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 #615 card?
It is card #615 of the 660-card 1976 Topps Baseball set, picturing Mike Cubbage 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.
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