1978 Topps #55 Mitchell Page
About Mitchell Page
Page opened 1978 on the disabled list and returned while Oakland won 19 of its first 24 games. On April 26 his two-out, two-strike home run in the bottom of the ninth tied the game against Minnesota, and his leadoff single in the 12th started a three-run rally and a 9-8 win. He finished at .285 with 17 home runs and 70 RBIs, leading the club in all three. His #55 rookie card lists him with the Athletics and carries the All-Star Rookie trophy cup.
Mitchell Page was a left-handed-hitting outfielder who played seven of his eight major league seasons with the Oakland Athletics, and the first of them is the one Oakland remembers. Held in Triple-A behind Al Oliver, Richie Zisk and Dave Parker, he reached the A's in a nine-player trade with Pittsburgh on March 15, 1977, then hit .307 with 21 home runs and 42 stolen bases. He finished second to Eddie Murray in American League Rookie of the Year voting, 12 votes to 9, and set an AL record with 26 steals in a row without being caught. Fans called him "The Rage". His production fell in the years after; he hit .141 in 1981, and his last big-league games came with the Pirates in 1984. As a coach he served as St. Louis Cardinals hitting coach from 2001 through the 2004 World Series, working with rookie Albert Pujols, and later held the same job with the Washington Nationals. He wrote The Complete Manual of Hitting and died in 2011 at age 59.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 169 | 20 | 84 | 47 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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 #55 card?
It is card #55 of the 726-card 1978 Topps Baseball set, picturing Mitchell Page of the Oakland Athletics.
Is 1978 Topps #55 a rookie card?
Yes - #55 is the 1978 Topps rookie card of Mitchell Page.
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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