1978 Topps #16 Roy White
About Roy White
White's #16 pictures him with the Yankees after a 1977 in which he hit .268 with 14 home runs and 52 RBI. He stole 18 bases in 143 games, and the season ended with a World Series win over his hometown Los Angeles Dodgers. He went 8 for 24 with a home run when the teams met again in 1978. The Burger King Yankees set, which looks identical to the Topps flagship, numbers his card #19.
Roy White was a switch-hitting outfielder who spent his entire 15-year major league career with the New York Yankees, from 1965 through 1979. Signed out of Compton, California, he broke in as a September call-up in 1965 and by 1968 had claimed the everyday left field job, even hitting cleanup behind Mickey Mantle late that season. White made the American League All-Star team in 1969 and 1970, led the league in walks in 1972 and in runs scored in 1976, and set an AL record with 17 sacrifice flies in 1971. He played on three straight Yankees pennant winners from 1976 to 1978 and won back-to-back World Series titles in 1977 and 1978. He finished with a .271 career batting average, 160 home runs, and 233 stolen bases, and later coached for the Yankees.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 245 | 33 | 129 | 65 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| SGC | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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 #16 card?
It is card #16 of the 726-card 1978 Topps Baseball set, picturing Roy White of the New York Yankees.
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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