1978 Topps #610 Garry Maddox
About Garry Maddox
A career-high 155 games in 1978 came with nagging injuries and a couple of games in Ozark's doghouse in late August. In Game Four of the NLCS against Los Angeles, a tenth-inning ball off Dusty Baker's bat glanced off his glove, and Bill Russell's single then got past him as Ron Cey scored the pennant-winning run. He batted .288 with 33 steals that season. Card #610 carries his Phillies photo.
Garry Maddox was a center fielder who played 15 seasons, 1972 to 1986, for the San Francisco Giants and the Philadelphia Phillies. He won eight consecutive Gold Gloves from 1975 through 1982, all with Philadelphia, and Daily News columnist Bill Conlin tagged him the Secretary of Defense in 1976. The line that two-thirds of the earth is covered by water and the other third by Garry Maddox became one of baseball's best-known quotes. He hit .285 for his career with 117 home runs and 248 stolen bases. He also collected 337 doubles and 62 triples. Raised in San Pedro, California, he was a second-round pick in 1968, left pro ball for the Army, served a year in Vietnam, and returned in 1970. He replaced Willie Mays in center field at San Francisco in 1972. The Giants traded him to Philadelphia for Willie Montanez on May 4, 1975. He played on the 1980 Phillies team that won the franchise's first World Series, and his tenth-inning double scored the pennant-winning run in Game Five of that year's NLCS. He received the Roberto Clemente Award in 1986 and entered the Phillies Wall of Fame in 2001.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 184 | 44 | 94 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 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 #610 card?
It is card #610 of the 726-card 1978 Topps Baseball set, picturing Garry Maddox of the Philadelphia Phillies.
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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