1976 Topps #251 Rick Monday
About Rick Monday
Rick Monday's 1975 with the Chicago Cubs produced a .267 average, 17 home runs and 60 RBI. He scored 89 runs in 136 games, 131 of them in the outfield. Card #251 carries the Cubs. The next season, batting leadoff, he set career highs of 32 home runs, 107 runs and 77 RBI and finished 18th in the National League MVP voting. His 271 total bases and .507 slugging percentage were career highs as well.
Robert James Monday Jr. was the first overall pick in the inaugural 1965 MLB draft, signed by the Kansas City Athletics out of Arizona State, where he had led the Sun Devils to the 1965 College World Series title. A center fielder, he broke into the majors in September 1966 and played 19 big league seasons for the Kansas City/Oakland Athletics, Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers, finishing his career with 241 home runs and a .264 average. A two-time All-Star, he reached the postseason with two different clubs and won a World Series with the Dodgers in 1981. He hit the pennant-clinching home run in Game 5 of that year's NLCS. In a 1976 incident at Dodger Stadium, he grabbed an American flag from two protesters trying to burn it on the field, and President Gerald Ford phoned to congratulate him. After retiring as a player he became a Dodgers broadcaster in 1985 and later called games on both radio and television.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 189 | 12 | 96 | 71 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 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 #251 card?
It is card #251 of the 660-card 1976 Topps Baseball set, picturing Rick Monday of the Chicago Cubs.
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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