1978 Topps #332 Duane Kuiper
About Duane Kuiper
Kuiper's big day of 1978 came on July 27 at Yankee Stadium, in the second game of a doubleheader, when he hit two bases-loaded triples. Only Elmer Valo in 1949 and Bill Bruton in 1959 had done it before him, and his six RBI that day were a career high. For the season he hit .283 with 155 hits in 149 games. He is pictured with Cleveland on #332 in the 1978 Topps set.
Duane Kuiper was a left-handed-hitting second baseman who played twelve seasons, 1974 through 1985, eight with the Cleveland Indians and four with the San Francisco Giants, and then became the Giants' television voice. Drafted five times between 1968 and 1971 without signing, he went to Cleveland as a first-round pick in the January 1972 secondary draft and reached the majors in September 1974 after hitting .310 at Oklahoma City. Defense was his strength; manager Frank Robinson called him the best second baseman in the league and once said he stood up in the dugout to applaud plays Kuiper made. He served as Indians team captain. A knee injury in 1980 cost him almost the whole season. The Giants acquired him for pitcher Ed Whitson in November 1981, and in 1982, backing up Joe Morgan, he set a then-club record with 14 pinch hits. He retired in 1985 with a .271 average and one home run in 3,379 at-bats. He hosted a KNBR radio show from 1982, joined the Giants' broadcast booth in 1986, spent 1993 with the expansion Colorado Rockies and returned to San Francisco in 1994. Paired with Mike Krukow, he made the call on the final out of the 2010 World Series and on Matt Cain's 2012 perfect game, and had won seven Emmy Awards by 2014.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 93 | 10 | 54 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1978 Topps #332 card?
It is card #332 of the 726-card 1978 Topps Baseball set, picturing Duane Kuiper of the Cleveland Indians.
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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