1978 Topps #406 Mike Jorgensen
About Mike Jorgensen
Card #406 lists him with the Oakland Athletics, where he spent one season before signing as a free agent with Texas. In 1978 he played 96 games for the Rangers, 78 of them at first base. He hit .196 with 1 home run in 97 at-bats.
Mike Jorgensen was a left-handed first baseman and outfielder who played 17 seasons between 1968 and 1985, most of them with the New York Mets and Montreal Expos. Raised in Bayside, Queens, and drafted by the Mets in the fourth round in 1966, he reached the majors as a September call-up in 1968. An April 1972 trade sent him to Montreal with Tim Foli and Ken Singleton for Rusty Staub, and there he won the 1973 Gold Glove at first base and hit .310 with a club-record .444 on-base percentage in 1974. Later stops included Oakland, Texas, Atlanta and St. Louis, and he reached the World Series with the Cardinals in 1985, his final season. He finished with 95 home runs and a .243 average in 1,633 games. In 1995 he took over as interim Cardinals manager after Joe Torre's firing and went 42-54, and he also worked in the club's front office as farm director and scout.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 111 | 24 | 71 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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 #406 card?
It is card #406 of the 726-card 1978 Topps Baseball set, picturing Mike Jorgensen of the Oakland Athletics.
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.