1976 Topps #641 Tom Paciorek
About Tom Paciorek
Card #641 lists him with the Atlanta Braves after the November 17, 1975 deal that sent him, Jerry Royster, Lee Lacy and Jimmy Wynn from the Dodgers to Atlanta for Dusty Baker and Ed Goodson. He had hit .193 in 62 games in 1975. Platooning for Atlanta in 1976, he batted .290 with four home runs in 111 games.
Tom Paciorek was an outfielder and first baseman who played 18 major league seasons, 1970 to 1987, with the Dodgers, Braves, Mariners, White Sox, Mets and Rangers. A defensive back and outfielder at the University of Houston, he was drafted by the Dodgers in the fifth round in 1968 and won The Sporting News Minor League Player of the Year award at Albuquerque in 1972. He debuted September 12, 1970, and spent 1973 through 1975 as a Dodgers fourth outfielder. His best season came at 34 with Seattle in 1981, when he hit .326 with 14 home runs and 66 RBI, was an All-Star and finished tenth in the American League MVP race. He hit over .300 in his first two seasons with the White Sox, who won the 1983 division title, and in the 25-inning game that began May 8, 1984, he had five hits in nine at-bats as a substitute. He finished with 1,162 hits and a .282 average. Tommy Lasorda gave him the nickname Wimpy. He later worked White Sox telecasts alongside Ken Harrelson, and he was inducted into the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame in 1992 and the National College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2016.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 151 | 16 | 80 | 46 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 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 #641 card?
It is card #641 of the 660-card 1976 Topps Baseball set, picturing Tom Paciorek of the Atlanta Braves.
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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