1976 Topps #400 Rod Carew
About Rod Carew
Carew hit .359 with 14 home runs and 80 RBI in 1975, winning his fourth consecutive American League batting title. His 1976 cards are batting leaders #192 with Boston's Fred Lynn and the Yankees' Thurman Munson, and Twins card #400 with the All-Star designation. He began his move to first base in September 1975, starting 14 games there.
Rod Carew played second base and first base for Minnesota and California across 19 major-league seasons, finishing with a .328 average and 3,053 hits. He moved from Panama to New York's Washington Heights as a teenager and attended George Washington High School. Minnesota scouts found him playing sandlot baseball in the Bronx; he signed with the Twins after graduating in 1964. Carew also served in the Marine Corps Reserve. He won the 1967 American League Rookie of the Year award and made 18 consecutive All-Star teams from 1967 through 1984. His seven AL batting titles included a .388 season in 1977, when he collected 239 hits and won the league's MVP award. That year he also received the Roberto Clemente Award for his community work. He hit .300 or better for 15 consecutive seasons, from 1969 through 1983. On August 4, 1985, he singled off Minnesota's Frank Viola for his 3,000th hit while playing for the Angels. Carew entered the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1991, his first year of eligibility, and later worked as a hitting coach for the Angels and Brewers. In 2016, the American League named its batting championship award for him.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 1,805 | 23 | 192 | 720 | 385 | 246 | 122 | 117 | 0 |
| SGC | 267 | 1 | 27 | 82 | 78 | 44 | 23 | 12 | 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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More Rod Carew in this set: #192 League Leaders
Team card: #556 Minnesota Twins Team
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- #192 1975 AL Batting Leaders
- #204 1975 AL Strikeout Leaders
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1976 Topps #400 card?
It is card #400 of the 660-card 1976 Topps Baseball set, picturing Rod Carew of the Minnesota Twins.
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.