1978 Topps #127 Chet Lemon
About Chet Lemon
The 1978 season brought Lemon his first All-Star selection, as the White Sox' lone representative. He entered the game in the eighth inning as a defensive replacement. A 2-for-5 day on the second-to-last day of the season brought his average to .300, and he finished with 13 home runs. His #127 card shows him with the White Sox.
Chet Lemon was an outfielder who played 16 seasons, seven with the Chicago White Sox and nine with the Detroit Tigers. Oakland drafted him 22nd overall in 1972 as an infielder, and the White Sox acquired him in a June 1975 trade for Stan Bahnsen and Skip Pitlock. Manager Paul Richards moved him to center field in spring 1976, and in 1977 he set an American League mark with 512 outfield putouts. On July 24, 1983, he leaped to rob Rod Carew of a game-winning home run in the 12th inning. The Tigers got him from Chicago for Steve Kemp in November 1981, and he started in center for their 1984 World Series champions and for the American League in that year's All-Star Game. He finished with 215 home runs and a .273 average. He was diagnosed with polycythemia vera, a blood disorder, in spring 1990, and Detroit waived him on April 5, 1991. He later ran a baseball school in Florida and coached Eustis High School to the 2003 state title. He died in 2025.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 238 | 61 | 133 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 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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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1978 Topps #127 card?
It is card #127 of the 726-card 1978 Topps Baseball set, picturing Chet Lemon of the Chicago White 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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