1978 Topps #457 Bob Bailey
About Bob Bailey
Bailey split 1977 between Cincinnati and Boston, hitting .247 with 2 home runs and 11 RBI, and Topps printed #457 with the Red Sox. He appeared in 43 games in 1978 and hit 4 home runs. His last major league plate appearance came in the American League East tie-breaker against the Yankees: he pinch-hit for Jack Brohamer in the seventh with one on and none out and struck out on three pitches against Goose Gossage.
Robert Sherwood Bailey signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates at one minute past midnight on June 16, 1961, hours after graduating from Long Beach's Woodrow Wilson High School, collecting a bonus reported at $175,000. He debuted at 19 in September 1962 and played 17 major league seasons through 1978 with Pittsburgh, the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Montreal Expos, the Cincinnati Reds and the Boston Red Sox, finishing at .257 with 189 home runs and 773 RBI. He spent four years at third base in cavernous Forbes Field and two with the Dodgers before reaching Montreal, where a Victoria Day grand slam in May 1970 touched off a 28-homer, 84-RBI season. He stayed with the Expos through 1975, adding 26 homers and 86 RBI in 1973. Cincinnati acquired him for Clay Kirby in December 1975, and he was on the Reds club that swept the Yankees in the 1976 World Series. He died in 2018 at 75.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 102 | 6 | 53 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 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 #457 card?
It is card #457 of the 726-card 1978 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bob Bailey 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.
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