1979 Topps #362 Mike Cubbage
About Mike Cubbage
Cubbage appeared in 94 games for the 1979 Twins, 63 of them at third base and one at first. He batted .276 with 67 hits in 243 at-bats. He added 2 home runs, 23 RBIs and 26 runs scored. His #362 card shows him with the Twins.
Mike Cubbage was a left-handed-hitting third baseman who played eight major league seasons, 1974 to 1981, for the Rangers, Twins and Mets, and later coached and managed. A native of Charlottesville, Virginia, he played baseball and football at the University of Virginia and was drafted by the Washington Senators in 1971. He debuted with Texas on April 7, 1974, against Oakland. Traded to Minnesota in 1976, he became the Twins' regular third baseman and hit for the cycle against Toronto on July 27, 1978. He moved to first base in 1980 and signed with the Mets as a free agent for 1981. He finished with a .258 average, 34 home runs and 251 RBIs in 703 games. Cubbage then managed in the Mets' farm system from 1983 to 1989, including Tidewater, coached third base for New York, and was interim Mets manager in September 1991, going 3-4. He was interim Red Sox manager in 2002 spring training after Joe Kerrigan was fired. He died in 2024.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 52 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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 1979 Topps #362 card?
It is card #362 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Mike Cubbage of the Minnesota Twins.
Is #362 Mike or Tom Cubbage?
Mike Cubbage. At least one published checklist prints Tom Cubbage, but the Trading Card Database, KeyMan Collectibles and Baseball Almanac all name Mike.
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.