1978 Topps #356 New York Mets Team
Hall of Famers on the 1977 New York Mets roster: Tom Seaver and Joe Torre.
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
The 1977 Mets, who played at Shea Stadium, finished in last place for the first time since 1967 and the first since divisional play began in 1969. They went 64-98, 37 games behind Philadelphia. Joe Frazier was fired on May 30 with the club at 15-30, and Joe Torre took over as player-manager, going 49-68 and retiring as a player that June with a .297 career average. On June 15, in the Midnight Massacre, chairman M. Donald Grant traded Tom Seaver to Cincinnati for Pat Zachry, Doug Flynn, Steve Henderson and Dan Norman, and sent Dave Kingman to San Diego for Bobby Valentine and Paul Siebert. Jerry Koosman went 8-20 and Jon Matlack 7-15. Lee Mazzilli and John Stearns were new in the lineup. Card #356 is the Mets team card, and Seaver and Torre are Hall of Famers.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 155 | 19 | 51 | 58 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 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 #356 card?
It is card #356 of the 726-card 1978 Topps Baseball set, picturing the New York Mets. 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.