1978 Topps #82 San Francisco Giants Team
Hall of Famers on the 1977 San Francisco Giants roster: Willie McCovey.
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
San Francisco spent 1977 in fourth place in the National League West at 75-87, 23 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers, in the club's 20th season in the city and 18th at Candlestick Park. Willie McCovey, the Hall of Famer on the roster, led the team with 28 home runs and 86 RBI. Ed Halicki won 16 games, and reliever Gary Lavelle saved 20 with a 2.05 ERA and was the club's lone All-Star. The Giants had sent Bobby Murcer to the Cubs in a February trade. Attendance for the year was 700,056. Topps issued the Giants team card as #82 in its 1978 set, and McCovey also appears that year on the Record Breakers card #3. Joe Altobelli, who managed the club, has his own manager card at #256.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 109 | 12 | 49 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| SGC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 #82 card?
It is card #82 of the 726-card 1978 Topps Baseball set, picturing the San Francisco Giants. 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.