1976 Topps #126 Tom Dettore
About Tom Dettore
Topps listed Dettore with the Cubs on 1976 card #126. In 1975 he made 36 appearances, five of them starts, and pitched 85 1/3 innings. He finished 5-4 with a 5.38 ERA and 46 strikeouts. Four relief appearances followed in 1976, covering 7 innings. His last major league game was April 21; the Cubs released him the next day.
Tom Dettore was a right-handed pitcher from Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1973 and the Chicago Cubs from 1974 through 1976. He made his major league debut on June 11, 1973. After 12 appearances for Pittsburgh, he went to Chicago with cash in an April 1, 1974 trade for Paul Popovich. He made 16 appearances for the Cubs that season, nine of them starts, and finished 3-5 with a 4.18 ERA. His career covered 68 games, 15 of them starts, with an 8-11 record. He had a 5.21 ERA and 106 strikeouts in 179 2/3 innings. He later coached pitchers at four levels of the Pirates' minor league system and served as their pitching coordinator. In 2009 he was pitching coach for Seattle's Double-A West Tenn Diamond Jaxx.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 140 | 0 | 22 | 78 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| SGC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 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 #126 card?
It is card #126 of the 660-card 1976 Topps Baseball set, picturing Tom Dettore 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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