1978 Topps #232 Mickey Stanley
About Mickey Stanley
Stanley batted .230 with eight home runs and 23 RBI in 75 games for Detroit in 1977. His 1978 Topps Tigers card was #232. In his final major league season, he hit .265 with three homers and eight RBI in 53 games. Detroit released him in December 1978.
Mickey Stanley played all fifteen of his major league seasons with Detroit, appearing in 1,516 games and winning four Gold Gloves. The Tigers signed him out of Ottawa Hills High School in Grand Rapids in 1960. In the minors he shared the Duluth outfield with Jim Northrup and Willie Horton, who later became his Detroit teammates. Stanley finished with 1,243 hits, 117 home runs and a .248 average. After leaving the Tigers, he played professional softball for the Detroit Caesars and Detroit Auto Kings. He later worked as a builder and real estate developer in Michigan and entered the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame in 1994.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 109 | 15 | 56 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 #232 card?
It is card #232 of the 726-card 1978 Topps Baseball set, picturing Mickey Stanley of the Detroit Tigers.
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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