1978 Topps #710 Rookie Outfielders - Dell Alston / Rick Bosetti / Mike Easler / Keith Smith
On this card: Dell Alston, Rick Bosetti, Mike Easler, Keith Smith
About this card
Cards #701-711 are the eleven four-player Rookie Prospects cards. A Rookie Prospects card is a rookie card for the players on it who had no earlier Topps flagship card - on #702, #707, #708 and #711 one of the four is not a rookie, so those count for the other three only, and the rookie-card answer on each card names the players it counts for.
The story on this card
Alston shares card #710 with Mike Easler, Rick Bosetti and Keith Smith, a four-man Rookie Prospects card on which he is printed with the Yankees, Easler with the Pirates, Bosetti with the Cardinals and Smith with the Rangers. It is the rookie card for each of the four. In 1977 he drove in 4 runs, scored 10 and stole 3 bases. Dell Alston was an outfielder who appeared in 189 major league games from 1977 to 1980 with the Yankees, Athletics and Indians. He hit .238 with 3 home runs and 35 RBIs.
Bosetti played 135 games in the Toronto outfield in 1978 and hit .259 with 5 home runs. He shares Topps #710 with three other Rookie Prospects, Dell Alston with the Yankees, Mike Easler with the Pirates and Keith Smith with the Rangers, and each of the four has a rookie card here. Bosetti is printed with the Cardinals. Rick Bosetti was an outfielder for the Phillies, Cardinals, Blue Jays and Athletics from 1976 to 1982, and one of the early Blue Jays' most popular players. He later served on the Redding, California, city council and as mayor of his hometown.
Easler spent all of 1978 with Columbus of the International League, where he hit over .300 with 18 home runs while the Pirates' starting outfield kept him off the roster. His rookie card, #710, is a Rookie Prospects card that prints him with Pittsburgh, alongside Dell Alston (Yankees), Rick Bosetti (Cardinals) and Keith Smith (Rangers). After the season the Red Sox bought his contract, then traded him back to the Pirates the next spring. Left-handed hitter nicknamed the Hit Man who batted .293 over 14 seasons. He hit .338 for the 1980 Pirates, made the 1981 All-Star team and had a .313, 27-homer year for the 1984 Red Sox.
Smith spent 1978 with Triple-A Tucson after batting .239 with 2 home runs and 6 RBIs in 23 games for Texas in 1977. His rookie card, 1978 Topps Rookie Prospects #710, placed the Rangers outfielder alongside Dell Alston of the Yankees, Rick Bosetti of the Cardinals and Mike Easler of the Pirates. Texas outfielder Keith Smith debuted against the White Sox on August 2, 1977, and hit his first major-league home run off Chicago's Lerrin LaGrow on August 12.
Sources: Wikipedia (Dell Alston) · Wikipedia (Rick Bosetti) · Wikipedia (Mike Easler) · Wikipedia (Keith Smith (outfielder)) · SABR BioProject · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 255 | 24 | 101 | 96 | 19 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 11 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 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 1978 Topps #710 card?
It is card #710 of the 726-card 1978 Topps Baseball set, picturing Dell Alston, Rick Bosetti, Mike Easler and Keith Smith. Cards #701-711 are the eleven four-player Rookie Prospects cards. A Rookie Prospects card is a rookie card for the players on it who had no earlier Topps flagship card - on #702, #707, #708 and #711 one of the four is not a rookie, so those count for the other three only, and the rookie-card answer on each card names the players it counts for.
Is 1978 Topps #710 a rookie card?
Yes - #710 is a rookie card for every player pictured on it: Dell Alston, Rick Bosetti, Mike Easler and Keith Smith.
How many cards are in the 1978 Topps Baseball set?
726 cards, numbered 1 through 726 with none skipped and issued as a single series, and 728 collectible states: #23 Bump Wills comes with or without a black circle, and #374 Jose Morales with or without black stitching over the red laces, so the master set counts both states of each.
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.