1978 Topps #670 Jim Rice
About Jim Rice
Rice won the April 14, 1978, home opener with a 10th-inning single, and his season ran until Boston's one-game playoff loss to the Yankees in October. On August 13 he became the first Red Sox player since Ted Williams in 1939-40 to total 20 home runs, 20 doubles and 10 triples in consecutive seasons. Two 1978 Topps cards carry him: #202, a League Leaders card he shares with Cincinnati's George Foster, and his own Red Sox card, #670.
Jim Rice was a Boston Red Sox left fielder and designated hitter who spent all 16 of his major league seasons, 1974 to 1989, with the club. A first-round pick in 1971, 15th overall, he won the 1974 International League Triple Crown at Pawtucket and reached Boston alongside Fred Lynn, the pair being called the Gold Dust Twins. He hit .309 with 22 home runs and 102 RBI in 1975 and finished second to Lynn for Rookie of the Year. From 1977 through 1979 he led the American League in total bases each year. In 1978 he won the MVP award with 46 home runs, 139 RBI and 406 total bases, the first 400-total-base season in the majors in 19 years. He made eight All-Star teams and won Silver Sluggers in 1983 and 1984. He retired with 382 home runs, 2,452 hits and a .298 average. He batted .333 in the 1986 World Series, his only Fall Classic. On August 7, 1982, he carried a four-year-old fan, struck by a foul ball, from the stands to the Fenway clubhouse. The Red Sox retired his number 14 in 2009, the year he was elected to the Hall of Fame in his last year on the writers' ballot, with 76.4 percent of the vote.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 956 | 19 | 231 | 379 | 160 | 60 | 59 | 48 | 0 |
| SGC | 80 | 0 | 9 | 23 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 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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Related cards
More Jim Rice in this set: #202 League Leaders
Team card: #424 Boston Red Sox Team
More Boston Red Sox cards:
- #12 Don Aase
- #40 Carl Yastrzemski
- #63 Don Zimmer
- #83 Bob Montgomery
- #105 Reggie Cleveland
- #125 George Scott
- #155 Butch Hobson
- #186 Bob Stanley
- #202 1977 Home Run Leaders
- #208 1977 Leading Firemen
- #216 Mike Paxton
- #245 Rick Burleson
- #270 Carlton Fisk
- #295 Bill Lee
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1978 Topps #670 card?
It is card #670 of the 726-card 1978 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jim Rice of the Boston Red Sox.
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.