1978 Topps #193 Rich Chiles
About Rich Chiles
Chiles played 108 games for Minnesota in 1977, 22 of them in the outfield. He hit .264 with 3 home runs and 36 RBI. He collected 69 hits in 261 at-bats and scored 31 runs. Card #193 shows him with the Twins.
Rich Chiles was a left-handed-hitting outfielder from Sacramento, California, raised in Winters, who played six major league seasons between 1971 and 1978. The Houston Astros took him in the second round of the 1968 draft out of Winters High School. He played for Houston in 1971 and 1972, went to the New York Mets that November in the trade that sent Tommie Agee to Houston, returned to the Astros briefly in 1976, and played two seasons with the Minnesota Twins in 1977 and 1978. He hit .254 with 6 home runs and 76 RBI in 284 games. He is a cousin of Hall of Famer George Kelly.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 136 | 17 | 85 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 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 #193 card?
It is card #193 of the 726-card 1978 Topps Baseball set, picturing Rich Chiles of the Minnesota Twins.
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.