1978 Topps #722 Pete Broberg
About Pete Broberg
By the time #722 appeared, with Broberg in a Chicago Cubs uniform, his 1977 season was over: 22 relief appearances covering 36 innings. He finished 1-2 with a 4.75 ERA. He and Bruce Sutter were Cubs teammates that year, and Broberg tried without success to learn Sutter's split-finger fastball from coach Fred Martin.
Pete Broberg was a hard-throwing right-hander who pitched eight seasons in the majors, 1971 to 1978, for the Senators and Rangers, Brewers, Cubs and Athletics. The Athletics took him second overall in the 1968 draft, but he turned down a reported $175,000 bonus and enrolled at Dartmouth. The Senators made him the first pick of the secondary phase of the 1971 draft, and he went straight to the majors without a day in the minors, the fifth player to do so after being drafted. His father, Gus Broberg, was an All-American basketball player at Dartmouth who lost his right arm as a Marine pilot in World War II. Broberg won the first game and threw the first shutout in Texas Rangers history in 1972. Texas traded him to Milwaukee for Clyde Wright on December 5, 1974, and his busiest year came there in 1975, when he went 14-16 over 220 1/3 innings. He finished 41-71 with a 4.56 ERA and 536 strikeouts.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 108 | 14 | 56 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 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.
Find this card
Search T206 Cards Shop 1978 Topps cards Live auctions Buy It Now on eBay Sold prices
As an eBay Partner Network affiliate, T206Cards.com may earn from qualifying purchases.
Related cards
Team card: #302 Chicago Cubs Team
More Chicago Cubs cards:
- #17 Mike Krukow
- #50 Rick Reuschel
- #76 Steve Ontiveros
- #99 Willie Hernandez
- #123 Manny Trillo
- #152 Ivan DeJesus
- #175 Jerry Morales
- #234 Herman Franks
- #252 Steve Swisher
- #325 Bruce Sutter
- #346 Larry Biittner
- #371 Ray Burris
- #397 Greg Gross
- #423 Dave Rosello
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1978 Topps #722 card?
It is card #722 of the 726-card 1978 Topps Baseball set, picturing Pete Broberg of the Chicago Cubs.
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.