1978 Topps #4 Brooks Robinson
About this card
Cards #1-7 are the Record Breakers subset, one record-setter per card: Lou Brock, Sparky Lyle, Willie McCovey, Brooks Robinson, Pete Rose, Nolan Ryan and Reggie Jackson. All but Brooks Robinson also have a regular card in the set.
About Brooks Robinson
Robinson's only home run of 1977 came as a pinch hitter on April 19: a three-run shot off Cleveland's Dave LaRoche that gave Baltimore a 6-5 win in the 10th inning. His 1978 Topps appearance was Record Breakers #4. He finished 1977 batting .149 in 47 at-bats.
Brooks Calbert Robinson Jr. spent his entire 23-year career (1955-1977) at third base for the Baltimore Orioles, the club that signed him out of Little Rock, Arkansas, for $4,000 in 1955. Known as the Human Vacuum Cleaner, he is generally regarded as the greatest fielding third baseman in major-league history. He was an All-Star in 15 straight seasons (1960-1974) and won 16 consecutive Gold Gloves (1960-1975), the most by any position player. He still holds the career records for a third baseman in putouts, assists, total chances and double plays. He was the American League Most Valuable Player in 1964, batting .317 with 28 home runs and a league-best 118 RBIs. He played on four AL pennant winners and two World Series champions, in 1966 and 1970. His glovework in the 1970 Series against Cincinnati, where he robbed the Reds again and again while batting .429, earned him the Series MVP award. He finished with a .267 average, 2,848 hits and 268 home runs, all in Baltimore, and his 23 seasons with one team have since been matched only by Carl Yastrzemski. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1983 on the first ballot, named on 92 percent of the ballots.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 777 | 17 | 194 | 297 | 115 | 82 | 33 | 39 | 0 |
| SGC | 82 | 0 | 13 | 23 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
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 #4 card?
It is card #4 of the 726-card 1978 Topps Baseball set, picturing Brooks Robinson of the Baltimore Orioles. Cards #1-7 are the Record Breakers subset, one record-setter per card: Lou Brock, Sparky Lyle, Willie McCovey, Brooks Robinson, Pete Rose, Nolan Ryan and Reggie Jackson. All but Brooks Robinson also have a regular card in the set.
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.