1976 Topps #407 Tom Underwood
About Tom Underwood
Underwood split the early weeks of 1976 between starting and relieving, earned a save against the Mets on May 19, and took a rotation spot for the final 20 appearances, finishing 10-5 with a 3.53 ERA. In Game 3 of the NLCS he entered in the ninth after Foster and Bench tied it with back-to-back homers, walked Geronimo, then intentionally walked Rose before Griffey's infield single ended the series. His #407 Phillies card carries the Topps All-Star Rookie trophy for his 14-13 season of 1975.
Tom Underwood was a left-handed pitcher who worked 11 seasons, 1974 to 1984, for six clubs: the Phillies, Cardinals, Blue Jays, Yankees, Athletics and Orioles. He grew up in Kokomo, Indiana, where he went 17-3 with a 0.40 ERA over his junior and senior years of high school while also quarterbacking the football team. Phillies scout Tony Lucadello watched him strike out 25 batters in a tournament game on draft day 1972, and Philadelphia took him with the 27th pick. His debut came on August 19, 1974 at Riverfront Stadium: he struck out Dan Driessen, then six straight Reds reached base, ending with a Joe Morgan grand slam. Pete Rose called his fastball sneaky. He finished 86-87 with a 3.89 ERA and 948 strikeouts in 1,586 innings, and reached the postseason three times, each time in a championship series his team lost in a sweep. The Kokomo Tribune named him Howard County's greatest athlete of the 20th century, and he entered the Indiana Baseball Hall of Fame in 1997. He died of pancreatic cancer in 2010.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 192 | 26 | 85 | 71 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 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 #407 card?
It is card #407 of the 660-card 1976 Topps Baseball set, picturing Tom Underwood of the Philadelphia Phillies.
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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