1979 Topps #186 Eric Soderholm
About Eric Soderholm
Card #186 pictures Soderholm with Chicago, though he played 1979 for both the White Sox and the Rangers. Across the two clubs he hit .261 in 119 games, 93 of them at third base. He added 10 home runs and 53 RBI.
Eric Soderholm was a right-handed third baseman who played in the majors from 1971 to 1980 for the Minnesota Twins, Chicago White Sox, Texas Rangers and New York Yankees. The Twins took him first overall in the secondary phase of the 1968 draft, and he won their regular third base job in 1974. A knee injury cost him the entire 1976 season, and the White Sox signed him as a free agent that November. His 1977 season was the best of his career: a .280 average and 25 home runs, 16 of them after the All-Star break, which earned him The Sporting News AL Comeback Player of the Year award. He hit 20 more homers in 1978, was traded to Texas for Ed Farmer in 1979, and finished with the 1980 Yankees as a part-time designated hitter. He retired with 102 home runs and a .264 average in 894 games, then scouted for the Cubs and ran youth baseball camps.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 71 | 17 | 41 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 1979 Topps #186 card?
It is card #186 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Eric Soderholm of the Chicago White Sox.
How many cards are in the 1979 Topps Baseball set?
726 cards, numbered 1 through 726 with none skipped and issued as a single series, tracked as 727 collectible states: #369 Bump Wills comes with a Rangers or a Blue Jays team banner, and the master set counts both.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA, 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.