1978 Topps #109 Joe Torre
About this card
This is one of the 25 manager cards. Team cards and manager cards are separate cards this year: every club has a team card, and every club except the Milwaukee Brewers has a manager card - George Bamberger was hired in late January 1978, too late to be included.
About Joe Torre
Torre appeared in 26 games for the Mets in 1977, with 9 hits in 51 at-bats. He homered once and drove in 9 runs. His 1978 Topps #109 identified him as New York's manager. The Mets finished 66-96 in 1978, his first full season managing the club.
Joe Torre played catcher, first base and third base for the Braves, Cardinals and Mets before managing five major-league clubs. Raised in Brooklyn, he followed his older brother Frank into the Braves organization in 1959. Frank had advised him to try catching as a route to professional baseball. Torre won the Northern League batting title with a .344 average at Eau Claire in 1960 and reached Milwaukee that September. Over 18 major-league seasons he batted .297 and made nine All-Star teams. He collected 2,342 hits, 252 home runs and 1,185 RBI. His 1971 National League MVP season with St. Louis included major-league leads in average (.363), hits (230) and RBI (137). He became the Mets' player-manager in 1977 and retired as a player that June. Torre managed the Mets, Braves and Cardinals before taking over the Yankees in 1996. New York won six pennants and four World Series under him, with championships in 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2000. He finished his 29-season managerial career with the Dodgers in 2010 and 2,326 wins. Elected unanimously by the Expansion Era Committee in December 2013, he entered the National Baseball Hall of Fame as a manager in 2014.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 370 | 42 | 190 | 90 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 0 |
| SGC | 18 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 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 #109 card?
It is card #109 of the 726-card 1978 Topps Baseball set, picturing Joe Torre of the New York Mets. This is one of the 25 manager cards. Team cards and manager cards are separate cards this year: every club has a team card, and every club except the Milwaukee Brewers has a manager card - George Bamberger was hired in late January 1978, too late to be included.
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.