1978 Topps #120 Gary Carter
About Gary Carter
Montreal hired Norm Sherry as catching coach under manager Dick Williams after the 1977 season, and Carter credited him as a helpful tutor. Carter caught 152 of the Expos' games in 1978. He hit .255 with 20 home runs and 72 RBIs. His Topps card that year, #120, shows him with the Expos.
Gary Carter was a catcher for 19 major league seasons, 12 of them with the Montreal Expos, and the first Hall of Famer whose plaque shows an Expos cap. The Expos drafted him in the third round in 1972 out of Sunny Hills High School in Fullerton, California, after he had signed a letter of intent to play quarterback at UCLA, and converted him to catcher in the minors. He reached Montreal in September 1974, made the first of 11 All-Star teams as a rookie in 1975, and became the Expos' everyday catcher in 1977. He won Gold Gloves from 1980 to 1982 and finished second to Mike Schmidt in the 1980 NL MVP vote. A December 1984 trade sent him to the New York Mets, where he drove in 100 runs in 1985 and helped win the 1986 World Series, hitting two home runs in Game 4 against Boston. Released by the Mets in November 1989, he played for San Francisco and Los Angeles, then closed out in Montreal in 1992 with 324 home runs, 1,225 RBIs and a .262 career average. He died in 2012 at age 57.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 1,183 | 48 | 373 | 426 | 144 | 77 | 62 | 53 | 0 |
| SGC | 112 | 2 | 9 | 35 | 27 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 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 #120 card?
It is card #120 of the 726-card 1978 Topps Baseball set, picturing Gary Carter of the Montreal Expos.
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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