1978 Topps #63 Don Zimmer
About this card
This is one of the 25 manager cards. Team cards and manager cards are separate cards this year: every club has a team card, and every club except the Milwaukee Brewers has a manager card - George Bamberger was hired in late January 1978, too late to be included.
About Don Zimmer
Zimmer managed Boston to 97-64 and third place in the American League East in 1977. His separate Red Sox manager card was #63 in 1978 Topps. In September 1978, he replaced Butch Hobson at third base with Jack Brohamer; Boston won eight straight games to force a tie with the Yankees.
Don Zimmer signed with Brooklyn in 1949 and played twelve major-league seasons. A pitch fractured his skull while he was with Triple-A St. Paul in July 1953; after recovering, he made his major-league debut for Brooklyn on July 2, 1954. He won World Series titles with the Dodgers in 1955 and 1959 and batted .235 with 91 home runs and 352 RBI in 1,095 major-league games. Zimmer later managed the Padres, Red Sox, Rangers and Cubs. He led Chicago to the National League East title and won the league's Manager of the Year award in 1989. As Joe Torre's Yankees bench coach from 1996 through 2003, he won four more World Series championships. Boston pitcher Bill Lee nicknamed him 'The Gerbil.' The Red Sox and Rays inducted him into their team halls of fame, and Tampa Bay retired his number 66 in 2015.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 156 | 18 | 71 | 49 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| SGC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 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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- #216 Mike Paxton
- #245 Rick Burleson
- #270 Carlton Fisk
- #295 Bill Lee
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1978 Topps #63 card?
It is card #63 of the 726-card 1978 Topps Baseball set, picturing Don Zimmer of the Boston Red Sox. This is one of the 25 manager cards. Team cards and manager cards are separate cards this year: every club has a team card, and every club except the Milwaukee Brewers 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.