1978 Topps #275 Dan Ford
About Dan Ford
With Lyman Bostock gone to the Angels as a free agent, Ford went back to center field in 1978 and hit .274. He set career highs of 151 games, 36 doubles and 11 triples. Tony Oliva had told him in spring training to back away from the plate. Fans wore Disco Dan shirts in the outfield seats at Metropolitan Stadium. The Twins card is #275.
Dan Ford was an outfielder who played 1975 to 1985 for the Minnesota Twins, California Angels and Baltimore Orioles. The Oakland A's took him 18th overall in the 1970 draft out of Fremont High School in Los Angeles, and he came to Minnesota in an October 1974 trade for Pat Bourque. He was the Twins' regular for four seasons. Traded to the Angels after the 1978 season, he played right field for the team that won its first division title in 1979. The Orioles got him in January 1982 in the deal that sent Doug DeCinces to California, and he was their starting right fielder in the 1983 championship season, homering off Steve Carlton in World Series Game 3. Knee problems, including four surgeries between November 1979 and mid-1985, limited his time in Baltimore, and the club released him in January 1986. He finished with a .270 average, 121 home runs and 566 RBI in 1,153 games.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 95 | 11 | 57 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 #275 card?
It is card #275 of the 726-card 1978 Topps Baseball set, picturing Dan Ford of the Minnesota Twins.
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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