1978 Topps #642 Denny Doyle
About Denny Doyle
Doyle had already played his last game, on September 30, 1977, when #642 appeared with the Boston Red Sox in 1978 Topps. That year he and his younger brothers, the twins Brian and Blake, both professional ballplayers, founded Doyle Baseball Camps, which he later ran as president.
Denny Doyle was a left-handed-hitting second baseman who played 944 major league games for the Phillies, Angels and Red Sox between 1970 and 1977. He grew up in Cave City, Kentucky, and went to Morehead State on a basketball scholarship. Passed over in the 1965 draft, he signed with the Phillies after scout Mel Clark worked him out following a Little League clinic. He climbed the farm system beside shortstop Larry Bowa and was the Pacific Coast League's Most Valuable Player at Eugene in 1969. Philadelphia traded him to California in December 1973, and the Angels sent him to Boston in June 1975. He hit .310 in 89 games for the Red Sox that year, put together a 22-game hitting streak, and started at second base in the ALCS sweep of Oakland and the seven-game World Series loss to Cincinnati. In the ninth inning of Game 6 he was thrown out at home plate, an out that came before Carlton Fisk's twelfth-inning home run, and he was the only player on either side to hit safely in all seven games. He finished with a .250 average, 16 home runs and 237 RBIs.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 168 | 5 | 42 | 86 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 |
| SGC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 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 #642 card?
It is card #642 of the 726-card 1978 Topps Baseball set, picturing Denny Doyle of the Boston Red 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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