1978 Topps #219 Mike Cubbage
About Mike Cubbage
Cubbage hit .282 in 1978 with 111 hits in 125 games for the Twins. He drove in 57 runs and hit 7 home runs. He played 115 games at third base and five at second. His #219 card shows him in a Twins uniform.
Mike Cubbage was a left-handed-hitting third baseman who played eight major league seasons, 1974 to 1981, for the Rangers, Twins and Mets, and later coached and managed. A native of Charlottesville, Virginia, he played baseball and football at the University of Virginia and was drafted by the Washington Senators in 1971. He debuted with Texas on April 7, 1974, against Oakland. Traded to Minnesota in 1976, he became the Twins' regular third baseman and hit for the cycle against Toronto on July 27, 1978. He moved to first base in 1980 and signed with the Mets as a free agent for 1981. He finished with a .258 average, 34 home runs and 251 RBIs in 703 games. Cubbage then managed in the Mets' farm system from 1983 to 1989, including Tidewater, coached third base for New York, and was interim Mets manager in September 1991, going 3-4. He was interim Red Sox manager in 2002 spring training after Joe Kerrigan was fired. He died in 2024.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 131 | 13 | 92 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 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 #219 card?
It is card #219 of the 726-card 1978 Topps Baseball set, picturing Mike Cubbage of the Minnesota Twins.
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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