1978 Topps #545 Bill Campbell
About Bill Campbell
Shoulder pain that began at the end of 1977 limited Campbell in 1978, when he worked 29 games and 50 2/3 innings for Boston. He went 7-5 with a 3.91 ERA and 4 saves. League Leaders card #208 pairs him, in Red Sox colors, with Rollie Fingers of the Padres, and base card #545 shows him with Boston as well.
Bill Campbell was a right-handed reliever who pitched 15 big-league seasons, 1973 to 1987, for the Twins, Red Sox, Cubs, Phillies, Cardinals, Tigers and Expos. He worked his way up as a starter with a fastball and screwball; after a 10-5 start at Triple-A Tacoma in 1973 he was called up, and manager Frank Quilici converted him to relief. His peak was 1976 and 1977, when he won both the Rolaids Relief Man Award and The Sporting News Fireman of the Year each season. He was the first American League winner of the Rolaids award and its first two-time winner. After 1976 he was among the first players to test free agency and signed a five-year, $1 million contract with Boston. Arm trouble cut into his work from 1978 on, though he kept pitching in relief for Chicago, Philadelphia and St. Louis and appeared in the 1985 NLCS and World Series with the Cardinals. He finished 83-68 with a 3.54 ERA and 126 saves. A Highland Park, Michigan native raised in Pomona, California, he served in the Army in Vietnam before signing with the Twins in 1971. He died on January 6, 2023.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 164 | 33 | 90 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 3 | 0 | 2 | 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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Related cards
More Bill Campbell in this set: #208 League Leaders
Team card: #424 Boston Red Sox Team
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- #12 Don Aase
- #40 Carl Yastrzemski
- #63 Don Zimmer
- #83 Bob Montgomery
- #105 Reggie Cleveland
- #125 George Scott
- #155 Butch Hobson
- #186 Bob Stanley
- #202 1977 Home Run Leaders
- #208 1977 Leading Firemen
- #216 Mike Paxton
- #245 Rick Burleson
- #270 Carlton Fisk
- #295 Bill Lee
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1978 Topps #545 card?
It is card #545 of the 726-card 1978 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bill Campbell of the Boston Red Sox.
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.