1978 Topps #265 Sal Bando
About Sal Bando
Bando batted .250 with seventeen home runs and 82 RBI in his first Milwaukee season in 1977. He played 159 games, including 135 at third base, and scored 65 runs. His Brewers card, #265, appeared in the 1978 Topps set.
Sal Bando played third base for the Kansas City and Oakland Athletics and the Milwaukee Brewers over 16 major league seasons. A four-time All-Star, he finished with a .254 average, 242 home runs and 1,039 RBI. He played for Oakland's three consecutive World Series champions from 1972 through 1974. The Athletics drafted him in the sixth round in 1965, and he reached the majors the following year. After retiring in 1981, he joined Milwaukee's front office and served as general manager from 1991 to 1999. He was inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2013 and the Athletics Hall of Fame in 2022.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 350 | 72 | 201 | 66 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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 #265 card?
It is card #265 of the 726-card 1978 Topps Baseball set, picturing Sal Bando of the Milwaukee Brewers.
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.