1978 Topps #148 Andre Thornton
About Andre Thornton
At Fenway Park in April 1978, Thornton hit for the cycle against Boston: a single in the first inning, a triple in the second, a home run in the seventh and a double in the eighth, each off a different pitcher. He was the sixth Indian to do it. He finished the year with a career-high 33 home runs, up from 28 in his first Cleveland season, and his #148 lists him with the Indians.
Andre Thornton, called Thunder for his long drives, was a right-handed first baseman and designated hitter who hit 253 home runs between 1973 and 1987, ten of those seasons in Cleveland. The Phillies signed him out of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania in 1967, after their scout found him in a pool hall in the middle of a $300 game of nine-ball. He reached the majors with the Chicago Cubs after Atlanta traded him for Joe Pepitone, moved to Montreal in May 1976, and arrived in Cleveland that December in a trade for pitcher Jackie Brown. With the Indians he was an All-Star in 1982 and 1984, The Sporting News Comeback Player of the Year in 1982 after a knee injury cost him all of 1980, and a Silver Slugger as designated hitter in 1984. In October 1977 a van accident on the Pennsylvania Turnpike killed his wife Gertrude and daughter Theresa; he wrote Triumph Born of Tragedy about it six years later. Cleveland inducted him into the Indians Hall of Fame in 2007.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 106 | 5 | 48 | 43 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 #148 card?
It is card #148 of the 726-card 1978 Topps Baseball set, picturing Andre Thornton of the Cleveland Indians.
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.
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