1978 Topps #451 Minnesota Twins Team
Hall of Famers on the 1977 Minnesota Twins roster: Rod Carew.
About this card
This is one of the 26 team cards, one for every club. Team cards and manager cards are separate cards this year, and every club except the Milwaukee Brewers also has a manager card - George Bamberger was hired in late January 1978, too late to be included.
The story on this card
Rod Carew chased a .400 batting average through the 1977 season. On June 26, 46,463 came to Metropolitan Stadium and watched him go 4 for 5 with six RBI. That lifted his average to .403. He finished at .388 with 239 hits and 128 runs, won his sixth batting title and took the American League MVP award. Larry Hisle hit 28 home runs and led the league with 119 RBI. Lyman Bostock hit .338, and Dave Goltz won 20 games for the first time. The Twins went 84-77 under Gene Mauch, fourth in the AL West, and drew 1,162,727, their first crowd total above a million since 1970. Card #451 is the Minnesota entry in the 1978 Topps team-card subset.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 110 | 21 | 57 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 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 #451 card?
It is card #451 of the 726-card 1978 Topps Baseball set, picturing the Minnesota Twins. This is one of the 26 team cards, one for every club. Team cards and manager cards are separate cards this year, and every club except the Milwaukee Brewers also 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.