1978 Topps #1 Lou Brock
About this card
Cards #1-7 are the Record Breakers subset, one record-setter per card: Lou Brock, Sparky Lyle, Willie McCovey, Brooks Robinson, Pete Rose, Nolan Ryan and Reggie Jackson. All but Brooks Robinson also have a regular card in the set.
About Lou Brock
Brock batted .272 and stole 35 bases for St. Louis in 1977. Topps included him in its 1978 Record Breakers subset at #1 and on his regular Cardinals card, #170. During 1978, the National League announced that its annual stolen-base leader would receive the Lou Brock Award.
Lou Brock collected 3,023 hits and stole 938 bases in 19 major league seasons with the Cubs and Cardinals. He signed with Chicago in 1960 after playing at Southern University, then spent most of his career as St. Louis' left fielder. His preparation included filming opposing pitchers with an 8-mm camera, which he bought in late 1964 to study their pickoff moves. A six-time All-Star, Brock won eight National League stolen-base titles and finished with a .293 batting average and 1,610 runs. He helped St. Louis win the 1964 and 1967 World Series, and over three Series, including 1968, he batted .391 and stole a record 14 bases. His 3,000th hit came against his former club on August 13, 1979, a line drive off Cubs pitcher Dennis Lamp. He retired after that season, and the Cardinals retired his number 20. Brock was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1985 on his first ballot. His career stolen-base total remained the major league record until Rickey Henderson passed it in 1991.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 692 | 29 | 158 | 227 | 115 | 64 | 51 | 48 | 0 |
| SGC | 83 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 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 Lou Brock in this set: #170
Team card: #479 St. Louis Cardinals Team
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- #32 Garry Templeton
- #58 Bob Forsch
- #88 Mike Phillips
- #111 Mike Tyson
- #143 Keith Hernandez
- #170 Lou Brock
- #195 Larry Dierker
- #230 Al Hrabosky
- #257 Hector Cruz
- #281 Eric Rasmussen
- #301 Buddy Schultz
- #324 Vern Rapp
- #352 Tony Scott
- #380 Ted Simmons
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1978 Topps #1 card?
It is card #1 of the 726-card 1978 Topps Baseball set, picturing Lou Brock of the St. Louis Cardinals. Cards #1-7 are the Record Breakers subset, one record-setter per card: Lou Brock, Sparky Lyle, Willie McCovey, Brooks Robinson, Pete Rose, Nolan Ryan and Reggie Jackson. All but Brooks Robinson also have a regular card in the set.
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.