1978 Topps #574 Bob Lemon
About this card
This is one of the 25 manager cards. Team cards and manager cards are separate cards this year: every club has a team card, and every club except the Milwaukee Brewers has a manager card - George Bamberger was hired in late January 1978, too late to be included.
About Bob Lemon
Bill Veeck hired Lemon to succeed Paul Richards as Chicago's manager for 1977. The White Sox finished 90-72 in 1977, and Topps #574 pictured Lemon as their manager in 1978. Veeck fired him during the 1978 season with the club at 34-40.
Bob Lemon converted from an infielder and outfielder to a pitcher with Cleveland in 1946, after three seasons away in the Navy during World War II. Mel Harder helped him develop his slider. Lemon finished 207-128 with a 3.23 ERA. He threw 188 complete games and 31 shutouts. He won at least 20 games seven times from 1948 through 1956 and made seven consecutive All-Star teams. In 1948 he no-hit Detroit on June 30, led the majors with ten shutouts and won twice in Cleveland's World Series victory over the Boston Braves. He went 23-7 for the 1954 pennant winners. A left-handed batter, he hit .232 with 37 home runs: 35 while pitching and two as a pinch-hitter. Lemon later managed the Royals, White Sox and Yankees, leading New York to the 1978 World Series title. He entered the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1976, and Cleveland retired his number 21 in 1998.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 160 | 11 | 80 | 44 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 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 #574 card?
It is card #574 of the 726-card 1978 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bob Lemon of the Chicago White Sox. This is one of the 25 manager cards. Team cards and manager cards are separate cards this year: every club has a team card, and every club except the Milwaukee Brewers has a manager card - George Bamberger was hired in late January 1978, too late to be included.
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.