1978 Topps #624 Gary Alexander
About Gary Alexander
The #624 card shows Alexander with the Giants, the club he left before the season began. The Topps All-Star Rookie trophy on the front marks his selection to the previous season's rookie team. In the 1978 season he caught 67 games and played six in the outfield.
Gary Alexander was a right-handed catcher who played seven major league seasons, 1975 through 1981, for the San Francisco Giants, Oakland Athletics, Cleveland Indians and Pittsburgh Pirates. A Los Angeles native, he debuted with the Giants on September 12, 1975, and caught John Montefusco's no-hitter in 1976. In March 1978 he went to Oakland with five other players and $300,000 in the trade that sent Vida Blue to San Francisco, and in June of that year the A's sent him to Cleveland for Joe Wallis. His 1978 season was his best: career highs of 27 home runs, 84 RBI, 57 runs, 112 hits and 20 doubles in 148 games. On September 26, 1978, his two-out home run in the ninth inning ended Mike Flanagan's no-hit bid for Baltimore. He finished with a .230 average, 55 home runs and 202 RBI in 432 games, and later retired as a captain in the Los Angeles Fire Department.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 133 | 12 | 81 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 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 #624 card?
It is card #624 of the 726-card 1978 Topps Baseball set, picturing Gary Alexander of the San Francisco Giants.
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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