1978 Topps #424 Boston Red Sox Team
Hall of Famers on the 1977 Boston Red Sox roster: Carlton Fisk, Fergie Jenkins, Jim Rice and Carl Yastrzemski.
About this card
This is one of the 26 team cards, one for every club. Team cards and manager cards are separate cards this year, and every club except the Milwaukee Brewers also has a manager card - George Bamberger was hired in late January 1978, too late to be included.
The story on this card
Boston won 97 games in 1977 and still finished 2 1/2 back of the Yankees, tied for second in the American League East. The offense led the league with 213 home runs, 33 of them in one ten-game span. Boston led the division as late as August 22, and a rained-out October 2 game against Baltimore was never made up. On June 18 at Fenway Park, a Jim Rice hit to right led Yankees manager Billy Martin to pull Reggie Jackson mid-inning, and the two nearly fought in the Yankee dugout on national television; Boston won 10-4. Don Zimmer managed a roster that included Hall of Famers Carl Yastrzemski, Carlton Fisk, Jim Rice and Fergie Jenkins. Card #424 is the Red Sox team card in the 1978 Topps set.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 252 | 41 | 113 | 77 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 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 #424 card?
It is card #424 of the 726-card 1978 Topps Baseball set, picturing the Boston Red Sox. This is one of the 26 team cards, one for every club. Team cards and manager cards are separate cards this year, and every club except the Milwaukee Brewers also 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.