How many cards are in 1978 Hostess?

Our Baseball price guide lists 180 cards for 1978 Hostess, 164 of them with live market prices.

What is the most valuable card in 1978 Hostess?

The most valuable card in 1978 Hostess is Johnny Bench [Hand Cut] #44 at $1,927 in PSA 10 ($4.13 raw).

Is Johnny Bench [Hand Cut] #44 worth grading?

A PSA 10 Johnny Bench [Hand Cut] #44 sells for $1,927 vs $4.13 raw — a 467× premium. That gap is what makes grading a well-centered, clean copy worthwhile.

When was 1978 Hostess released?

1978 Hostess was released in 1978.

Baseball set

1978 Hostess Checklist & Card Prices

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1978 Hostess (Baseball) has 180 cards in our price guide, 164 of them with live market values. The most valuable is Johnny Bench [Hand Cut] #44 at $1,927 in PSA 10 ($4.13 raw). Across the set, PSA 10 copies total $7.7K and raw copies $1.2K.

Cards: 180
With prices: 164
PSA 10 total: $7.7K
Raw total: $1.2K
Avg gem premium: 57×
Top card: $1,927

Most valuable cards

The 12 highest-value cards in 1978 Hostess, ranked by PSA 10 price (best graded or raw where no PSA 10 sale exists).

Johnny Bench [Hand Cut] #44

Raw $4.13PSA 10 $1,9270% 30d

Eddie Murray [Hand Cut] #31

Raw $63.01Graded $1,5410% 30d

Nolan Ryan [Hand Cut] #83

Raw $15.47PSA 10 $1,3200% 30d

Ted Simmons [Hand Cut] #65

Raw $4.99PSA 10 $4000% 30d

Dave Winfield [Hand Cut] #63

Raw $6.48PSA 10 $3900% 30d

Jim Palmer [Hand Cut] #116

Raw $3.32PSA 10 $3260% 30d

John Candelaria [Hand Cut] #104

Raw $5.99PSA 10 $3000% 30d

Cecil Cooper [Hand Cut] #119

Raw $1.99PSA 10 $2520% 30d

Gene Tenace [Hand Cut] #125

Raw $2.45PSA 10 $2500% 30d

Reggie Jackson [Hand Cut] #47

Raw $6.01PSA 10 $2430% 30d

Lenny Randle [Hand Cut] #102

Raw $1.92PSA 10 $2400% 30d

Ron Guidry [Hand Cut] #25

Raw $5.50PSA 10 $2220% 30d

Best cards to grade

Johnny Bench [Hand Cut] #44 shows the biggest jump in 1978 Hostess: $4.13 raw to $1,927 in PSA 10, a 467× premium. Ranked by PSA 10 price ÷ raw price; only cards with a PSA 10 value of $20 or more are shown.

Full checklist

All 180 cards we track from 1978 Hostess, with the latest raw and graded market values. Tap any card for its full price history.

Card	Raw	PSA 9	PSA 10	CGC 10	BGS 10	30d
Al Cowens [Hand Cut] #67Al Cowens	$1.00	—	—	—	—	0%
Al Cowens, Manny Trillo, Sparky Lyle [Hand Cut Panel]Al Cowens, Manny Trillo, Sparky Lyle	$6.05	—	—	—	—	0%
Al Cowens, Manny Trillo, Sparky Lyle [L Panel Hand Cut]Al Cowens, Manny Trillo, Sparky Lyle	$10.00	—	—	—	—	0%
Barry Bonnell [Hand Cut] #142Barry Bonnell	$3.00	$52.31	—	—	—	0%
Barry Bonnell, Rollie Fingers, Willie Montanez [Hand Cut Panel]Barry Bonnell, Rollie Fingers, Willie Montanez	$2.53	—	—	—	—	0%
Bert Blyleven [Hand Cut] #74Bert Blyleven	$5.00	$27.81	—	—	—	0%
Bert Blyleven, Ken Singleton, Willie McCovey [Hand Cut Panel]Bert Blyleven, Ken Singleton, Willie McCovey	$26.85	—	—	—	—	0%
Biff Pocoroba [Hand Cut] #99Biff Pocoroba	$2.45	—	—	—	—	0%
Biff Pocoroba, Chris Chambliss, Dan Meyer [Hand Cut Panel]Biff Pocoroba, Chris Chambliss, Dan Meyer	$1.53	—	—	—	—	0%
Bill Buckner [Hand Cut] #46Bill Buckner	$0.99	$69.73	—	—	—	0%
Bill Buckner, Freddie Patek, Reggie Jackson [Hand Cut Panel]Bill Buckner, Freddie Patek, Reggie Jackson	$4.99	—	—	—	—	0%
Bill Campbell [Hand Cut] #107Bill Campbell	$0.25	$66.00	—	—	—	0%
Bill Campbell, Dave Concepcion, Ken Reitz [Hand Cut Panel]Bill Campbell, Dave Concepcion, Ken Reitz	$19.54	—	—	—	—	0%
Bill Madlock [Hand Cut] #117Bill Madlock	$0.98	—	—	—	—	0%
Bill Madlock, Jim Palmer, Milt May [Hand Cut Panel]Bill Madlock, Jim Palmer, Milt May	$9.98	—	—	—	—	0%
Bill North [Hand Cut] #76Bill North	—	—	—	—	—	—
Bill North, Dennis Eckersley, Jason Thompson [Hand Cut Panel]Bill North, Dennis Eckersley, Jason Thompson	—	—	—	—	—	—
Bill Stein [Hand Cut] #39Bill Stein	$3.00	—	$129	$78.00	$168	0%
Bob Bailor [Hand Cut] #148Bob Bailor	—	—	—	—	—	—
Bob Bailor, Thurman Munson, Tom Seaver [Hand Cut Panel]Bob Bailor, Thurman Munson, Tom Seaver	$85.19	—	—	—	—	0%
Bob Boone [Hand Cut] #29Bob Boone	$2.25	—	—	—	—	0%
Bob Boone, Bob Watson, Reggie Smith [Hand Cut Panel]Bob Boone, Bob Watson, Reggie Smith	$24.50	—	—	—	—	0%
Bob Forsch [Hand Cut] #3Bob Forsch	$0.99	—	$189	$114	$246	0%
Bob Forsch, Butch Hobson, George Foster [Hand Cut Panel]Bob Forsch, Butch Hobson, George Foster	$3.53	—	—	—	—	0%
Bob Watson [Hand Cut] #28Bob Watson	$1.99	—	—	—	—	0%
Bobby Bonds [Hand Cut] #42Bobby Bonds	$6.84	—	—	—	—	0%
Bobby Bonds, Eliott Maddox, Mike Hargrove [Hand Cut Panel]Bobby Bonds, Eliott Maddox, Mike Hargrove	$13.35	—	—	—	—	0%
Bobby Grich [Hand Cut] #62Bobby Grich	$4.00	—	$182	$109	$237	0%
Bobby Grich, Dave Winfield, Jeff Burroughs [Hand Cut Panel]Bobby Grich, Dave Winfield, Jeff Burroughs	$4.99	—	—	—	—	0%
Bobby Murcer [Hand Cut] #90Bobby Murcer	$19.17	—	—	—	—	0%
Bobby Murcer, Dennis Leonard, Willie Randolph [Hand Cut Panel]Bobby Murcer, Dennis Leonard, Willie Randolph	$10.46	—	—	—	—	0%
Bruce Bochte [Hand Cut] #81Bruce Bochte	—	—	—	—	—	—
Bruce Bochte, Jerry Koosman, Jim Sundberg [Hand Cut Panel]Bruce Bochte, Jerry Koosman, Jim Sundberg	$53.00	—	—	—	—	0%
Bruce Sutter [Hand Cut] #5Bruce Sutter	$1.69	—	—	—	—	0%
Bruce Sutter, Hal McRae, Tony Perez [Hand Cut Panel]Bruce Sutter, Hal McRae, Tony Perez	$9.66	—	—	—	—	0%
Buddy Bell [Hand Cut] #15Buddy Bell	$1.78	—	—	—	—	0%
Buddy Bell, Jim Slaton, Larry Hisle [Hand Cut Panel]Buddy Bell, Jim Slaton, Larry Hisle	$2.50	—	—	—	—	0%
Bump Wills [Hand Cut] #21Bump Wills	$2.94	$82.57	—	—	—	0%
Bump Wills, Eric Soderholm, Gary Matthews [Hand Cut Panel]Bump Wills, Eric Soderholm, Gary Matthews	$7.95	—	—	—	—	0%
Butch Hobson [Hand Cut] #1Butch Hobson	$2.00	—	—	—	—	0%
Butch Metzger [Hand Cut] #85Butch Metzger	$3.99	—	—	—	—	0%
Butch Wynegar [Hand Cut] #37Butch Wynegar	$3.00	—	$66.66	$40.00	$87.00	0%
Cecil Cooper [Hand Cut] #119Cecil Cooper	$1.99	—	$252	$151	$328	0%
Cecil Cooper, Rick Langford, Roy Smalley [Hand Cut Panel]Cecil Cooper, Rick Langford, Roy Smalley	$4.02	—	—	—	—	0%
Cesar Cedeno [Hand Cut] #50Cesar Cedeno	$0.99	—	—	—	—	0%
Cesar Cedeno, Steve Carlton, Steve Yeager [Hand Cut Panel]Cesar Cedeno, Steve Carlton, Steve Yeager	$12.87	—	—	—	—	0%
Chet Lemon [Hand Cut] #124Chet Lemon	$2.45	—	—	—	—	0%
Chet Lemon, Gene Tenace, Steve Henderson [Hand Cut Panel]Chet Lemon, Gene Tenace, Steve Henderson	$9.91	—	—	—	—	0%
Chris Chambliss [Hand Cut] #98Chris Chambliss	$4.55	—	—	—	—	0%
Craig Nettles, Darrell Porter, Rick Reuschel [Hand Cut Panel]Craig Nettles, Darrell Porter, Rick Reuschel	$8.00	—	—	—	—	0%
Dan Driessen [Hand Cut] #64Dan Driessen	$2.78	—	$170	$102	$221	0%
Dan Driessen, Jerry Remy, Ted Simmons [Hand Cut Panel]Dan Driessen, Jerry Remy, Ted Simmons	$3.88	—	—	—	—	0%
Dan Driessen, Jerry Remy, Ted Simmons [L Panel Hand Cut]Dan Driessen, Jerry Remy, Ted Simmons	—	—	—	—	—	—
Dan Ford [Hand Cut] #18Dan Ford	$1.50	—	—	—	—	0%
Dan Ford, Earl Williams, Glenn Abbott [Hand Cut Panel]Dan Ford, Earl Williams, Glenn Abbott	$4.21	—	—	—	—	0%
Dan Meyer [Hand Cut] #97Dan Meyer	$3.42	—	—	—	—	0%
Darrell Evans [Hand Cut] #54Darrell Evans	$0.25	—	—	—	—	0%
Darrell Evans, Lee May, Phil Garner [Hand Cut Panel]Darrell Evans, Lee May, Phil Garner	$7.19	—	—	—	—	0%
Darrell Porter [Hand Cut] #130Darrell Porter	$4.00	—	—	—	—	0%
Darrell Porter, Graig Nettles, Rick Reuschel [L Panel Hand Cut]Darrell Porter, Graig Nettles, Rick Reuschel	—	—	—	—	—	—
Dave Cash, George Scott, Keith Hernandez [Hand Cut Panel]Dave Cash, George Scott, Keith Hernandez	$5.50	—	—	—	—	0%
Dave Goltz [Hand Cut] #96Dave Goltz	—	$75.00	—	—	—	—
Dave Goltz, Ron LeFlore, Sal Bando [Hand Cut Panel]Dave Goltz, Ron LeFlore, Sal Bando	$4.99	—	—	—	—	0%
Dave Kingman [Hand Cut] #26Dave Kingman	$27.89	—	$140	$84.00	$182	0%
Dave Parker [Hand Cut] #135Dave Parker	$8.00	—	—	—	—	0%
Dave Parker, Garry Maddox, Mike Flanagan [Hand Cut Panel]Dave Parker, Garry Maddox, Mike Flanagan	$9.72	—	—	—	—	0%
Dave Rozema [Hand Cut] #36Dave Rozema	$3.00	—	—	—	—	0%
Dave Rozema, Duane Kuiper, Sixto Lezcano [Hand Cut Panel]Dave Rozema, Duane Kuiper, Sixto Lezcano	$14.95	—	—	—	—	0%
Dave Winfield [Hand Cut] #63Dave Winfield	$6.48	$70.00	$390	$234	$507	0%
Davey Lopes [Hand Cut] #112Davey Lopes	—	$99.99	—	—	—	—
Davey Lopes, Joe Rudi, Mike Schmidt [Hand Cut Panel]Davey Lopes, Joe Rudi, Mike Schmidt	$15.00	—	—	—	—	0%
Dennis Eckersley [Hand Cut] #78Dennis Eckersley	$4.87	$25.00	—	—	—	0%
Dennis Leonard [Hand Cut] #88Dennis Leonard	$3.49	—	—	—	—	0%
Don Sutton [Hand Cut] #70Don Sutton	$1.25	$69.73	$120	$72.00	$156	0%
Don Sutton, Jose Cruz, Larry Bowa [Hand Cut Panel]Don Sutton, Jose Cruz, Larry Bowa	$0.82	—	—	—	—	0%
Doug DeCinces [Hand Cut] #10Doug DeCinces	$0.99	—	—	—	—	0%
Doug DeCinces, Ed Halicki, Willie Stargell [Hand Cut Panel]Doug DeCinces, Ed Halicki, Willie Stargell	$16.44	—	—	—	—	0%
Duane Kuiper [Hand Cut] #34Duane Kuiper	—	—	—	—	—	—
Dusty Baker [Hand Cut] #56Dusty Baker	$3.99	$82.57	—	—	—	0%
Dusty Baker, Ray Fosse, Steve Kemp [Hand Cut Panel]Dusty Baker, Ray Fosse, Steve Kemp	$2.25	—	—	—	—	0%
Earl Williams [Hand Cut] #16Earl Williams	$0.25	—	—	—	—	0%
Ed Halicki [Hand Cut] #12Ed Halicki	$0.99	—	—	—	—	0%
Eddie Murray [Hand Cut] #31Eddie Murray	$63.01	$1,401	—	—	—	0%
Enos Cabell [Hand Cut] #9Enos Cabell	$1.53	—	$51.05	$31.00	$66.00	0%
Enos Cabell, Greg Luzinski, Tommy John [Hand Cut Panel]Enos Cabell, Greg Luzinski, Tommy John	$8.72	—	—	—	—	0%
Eric Soderholm [Hand Cut] #20Eric Soderholm	$2.47	$82.57	—	—	—	0%
Frank Tanana [Hand Cut] #101Frank Tanana	$2.25	—	—	—	—	0%
Frank Tanana, Lenny Randle, Oscar Gamble [Hand Cut Panel]Frank Tanana, Lenny Randle, Oscar Gamble	$13.25	—	—	—	—	0%
Freddie Patek [Hand Cut] #48Freddie Patek	$3.00	—	—	—	—	0%
Garry Templeton [Hand Cut] #43Garry Templeton	$2.00	—	—	—	—	0%
Garry Templeton, Jim Rice, Johnny Bench [Hand Cut Panel]Garry Templeton, Jim Rice, Johnny Bench	$19.50	—	—	—	—	0%
Gary Lavelle [Hand Cut] #32Gary Lavelle	—	—	—	—	—	—
Gary Matthews [Hand Cut] #19Gary Matthews	$3.06	—	—	—	—	0%
Gaylord Perry [Hand Cut San Diego] #139Gaylord Perry	$2.08	—	$123	$74.00	$159	0%
Gaylord Perry, Rod Carew, Wayne Gross [Hand Cut Panel]Gaylord Perry, Rod Carew, Wayne Gross	$11.49	—	—	—	—	0%
Gene Tenace [Hand Cut] #125Gene Tenace	$2.45	—	$250	$150	$325	0%
George Brett [Hand Cut] #27George Brett	$14.99	$158	—	—	—	0%
George Brett, Lou Piniella, Rick Reuschel [Hand Cut Panel]George Brett, Lou Piniella, Rick Reuschel	—	—	—	—	—	—
George Foster [Hand Cut] #2George Foster	$1.02	—	—	—	—	0%
George Hendrick [Hand Cut] #82George Hendrick	$3.00	—	—	—	—	0%
George Hendrick, Nolan Ryan, Roy Howell [Hand Cut Panel]George Hendrick, Nolan Ryan, Roy Howell	$9.95	—	—	—	—	0%
George Scott [Hand Cut] #24George Scott	$2.00	$58.77	—	—	—	0%
Glenn Abbott [Hand Cut] #17Glenn Abbott	$2.99	—	—	—	—	0%
Greg Luzinski [Hand Cut] #8Greg Luzinski	$2.56	$42.37	—	—	—	0%
Hal McRae [Hand Cut] #6Hal McRae	$0.99	—	—	—	—	0%
J. R. Richard [Hand Cut] #92J. R. Richard	$1.60	—	—	—	—	0%
J. R. Richard, Rick Manning, Ron Cey [Hand Cut Panel]J. R. Richard, Rick Manning, Ron Cey	—	—	—	—	—	—
Jason Thompson [Hand Cut] #77Jason Thompson	—	$200	—	—	—	—
Jeff Burroughs [Hand Cut] #61Jeff Burroughs	$4.00	—	—	—	—	0%
Jerry Koosman [Hand Cut] #80Jerry Koosman	$3.46	—	—	—	—	0%
Jerry Remy [Hand Cut] #66Jerry Remy	$0.99	$40.00	—	—	—	0%
Jim Palmer [Hand Cut] #116Jim Palmer	$3.32	$76.00	$326	$196	$424	0%
Jim Rice [Hand Cut] #45Jim Rice	$4.89	$150	—	—	—	0%
Jim Slaton [Hand Cut] #14Jim Slaton	$3.00	—	—	—	—	0%
Joe Ferguson [Hand Cut] #109Joe Ferguson	—	—	—	—	—	—
Joe Ferguson, Mickey Rivers, Paul Splittorff [Hand Cut Panel]Joe Ferguson, Mickey Rivers, Paul Splittorff	$5.60	—	—	—	—	0%
Joe Morgan [Hand Cut] #87Joe Morgan	$2.49	—	—	—	—	0%
Joe Rudi [Hand Cut] #114Joe Rudi	$3.00	—	—	—	—	0%
John Candelaria [Hand Cut] #104John Candelaria	$5.99	—	$300	$180	$390	0%
John Candelaria, Jorge Orta, Tommy Hutton [Hand Cut Panel]John Candelaria, Jorge Orta, Tommy Hutton	$7.16	—	—	—	—	0%
John Denny, Mike Torrez, Pete Rose [Hand Cut Panel]John Denny, Mike Torrez, Pete Rose	$16.80	—	—	—	—	0%
Johnny Bench [Hand Cut] #44Johnny Bench	$4.13	$196	$1,927	$1,156	$2,505	0%
Jorge Orta [Hand Cut] #105Jorge Orta	—	—	—	—	—	—
Jose Cruz [Hand Cut] #72Jose Cruz	$0.98	—	—	—	—	0%
Keith Hernandez [Hand Cut] #22Keith Hernandez	$5.68	—	—	—	—	0%
Ken Reitz [Hand Cut] #106Ken Reitz	$23.03	$89.99	—	—	—	0%
Ken Singleton [Hand Cut] #75Ken Singleton	$3.99	—	—	—	—	0%
Larry Bowa [Hand Cut] #71Larry Bowa	$2.79	$99.99	—	—	—	0%
Larry Hisle [Hand Cut] #13Larry Hisle	$3.00	—	—	—	—	0%
Lee Stanton, Manny Sanguillen, Tom Johnson [Hand Cut Panel]Lee Stanton, Manny Sanguillen, Tom Johnson	$8.15	—	—	—	—	0%
Lenny Randle [Hand Cut] #102Lenny Randle	$1.92	—	$240	$144	$312	0%
Manny Sanguillen [Hand Cut] #58Manny Sanguillen	$2.28	—	$103	$62.00	$133	0%
Manny Trillo [Hand Cut] #69Manny Trillo	$1.49	$29.95	—	—	—	0%
Mickey Rivers [Hand Cut] #110Mickey Rivers	$1.69	—	—	—	—	0%
Mike Flanagan [Hand Cut] #134Mike Flanagan	$5.00	—	—	—	—	0%
Mike Hargrove [Hand Cut] #41Mike Hargrove	$2.64	—	—	—	—	0%
Mike Torrez [Hand Cut] #127Mike Torrez	$4.00	—	—	—	—	0%
Milt May [Hand Cut] #115Milt May	$2.43	—	—	—	—	0%
Mitchell Page [Hand Cut] #38Mitchell Page	$3.00	$82.57	—	—	—	0%
Nolan Ryan [Hand Cut] #83Nolan Ryan	$15.47	$244	$1,320	$792	$1,716	0%
Oscar Gamble [Hand Cut] #100Oscar Gamble	$3.00	—	—	—	—	0%
Paul Splittorff [Hand Cut] #111Paul Splittorff	$0.99	—	—	—	—	0%
Phil Garner [Hand Cut] #52Phil Garner	—	—	—	—	—	—
Phil Niekro [Hand Cut] #122Phil Niekro	—	—	—	—	—	—
Phil Niekro, Rupert Jones, Toby Harrah [Hand Cut Panel]Phil Niekro, Rupert Jones, Toby Harrah	$7.97	—	—	—	—	0%
Ray Fosse [Hand Cut] #57Ray Fosse	$2.99	$74.95	—	—	—	0%
Reggie Jackson [Hand Cut] #47Reggie Jackson	$6.01	$125	$243	$146	$315	0%
Reggie Smith [Hand Cut] #30Reggie Smith	$2.35	—	—	—	—	0%
Rennie Stennett [Hand Cut] #33Rennie Stennett	—	—	—	—	—	—
Rick Langford [Hand Cut] #120Rick Langford	$2.45	—	—	—	—	0%
Rick Manning [Hand Cut] #91Rick Manning	$0.99	—	—	—	—	0%
Rick Reuschel [Hand Cut] #131Rick Reuschel	$4.00	$150	—	—	—	0%
Robin Yount, Terry Whitfield, Wayne Garland [Hand Cut Panel]Robin Yount, Terry Whitfield, Wayne Garland	$18.53	—	—	—	—	0%
Rod Carew [Hand Cut] #140Rod Carew	—	—	—	—	—	—
Rollie Fingers [Hand Cut] #144Rollie Fingers	$39.50	—	—	—	—	0%
Ron Cey [Hand Cut] #93Ron Cey	$3.68	—	—	—	—	0%
Ron Guidry [Hand Cut] #25Ron Guidry	$5.50	—	$222	$133	$289	0%
Ron LeFlore [Hand Cut] #95Ron LeFlore	$82.49	$82.57	—	—	—	0%
Roy Howell [Hand Cut] #84Roy Howell	$3.00	—	—	—	—	0%
Roy Smalley [Hand Cut] #118Roy Smalley	$2.64	—	$203	$122	$265	0%
Ruppert Jones [Hand Cut] #121Ruppert Jones	$3.00	—	—	—	—	0%
Sixto Lezcano [Hand Cut] #35Sixto Lezcano	$3.43	—	—	—	—	0%
Sparky Lyle [Hand Cut] #68Sparky Lyle	$1.50	—	—	—	—	0%
Steve Carlton [Hand Cut] #49Steve Carlton	$0.99	—	—	—	—	0%
Steve Henderson [Hand Cut] #126Steve Henderson	$2.99	—	—	—	—	0%
Steve Kemp [Hand Cut] #55Steve Kemp	$2.45	—	—	—	—	0%
Steve Yeager [Hand Cut] #51Steve Yeager	$2.58	—	$201	$121	$262	0%
Ted Simmons [Hand Cut] #65Ted Simmons	$4.99	$89.99	$400	$240	$520	0%
Terry Whitfield [Hand Cut] #136Terry Whitfield	$3.00	$150	—	—	—	0%
Thurman Munson [Hand Cut] #150Thurman Munson	$8.71	—	—	—	—	0%
Toby Harrah [Hand Cut] #123Toby Harrah	$3.00	—	—	—	—	0%
Tom Johnson [Hand Cut] #59Tom Johnson	$0.99	$19.99	$150	$90.00	$195	0%
Tom Seaver [Hand Cut] #149Tom Seaver	—	—	—	—	—	—
Tommy Hutton [Hand Cut] #103Tommy Hutton	—	—	—	—	—	—
Tommy John [Hand Cut] #7Tommy John	$1.29	—	—	—	—	0%
Tony Perez [Hand Cut] #4Tony Perez	$2.26	$49.99	—	—	—	0%
Willie McCovey [Hand Cut] #73Willie McCovey	$1.21	—	—	—	—	0%
Willie Montanez [Hand Cut] #143Willie Montanez	$3.00	$69.99	—	—	—	0%
Willie Randolph [Hand Cut] #89Willie Randolph	$58.38	—	—	—	—	0%
Willie Stargell [Hand Cut] #11Willie Stargell	$2.99	—	—	—	—	0%

About this set

1978 Hostess is a Baseball set from 1978. Midpoint tracks 180 cards from it, 164 with market prices from recent sales and 24 with a PSA 10 value. The set's most valuable card is Johnny Bench [Hand Cut] #44 at $1,927 in PSA 10 ($4.13 raw). Priced raw copies add up to $1.2K, and PSA 10 copies to $7.7K. On average a PSA 10 sells for 57× the raw price across the set's graded cards.

Frequently asked questions

How many cards are in 1978 Hostess?: Our Baseball price guide lists 180 cards for 1978 Hostess, 164 of them with live market prices.
What is the most valuable card in 1978 Hostess?: The most valuable card in 1978 Hostess is Johnny Bench [Hand Cut] #44 at $1,927 in PSA 10 ($4.13 raw).
Is Johnny Bench [Hand Cut] #44 worth grading?: A PSA 10 Johnny Bench [Hand Cut] #44 sells for $1,927 vs $4.13 raw — a 467× premium. That gap is what makes grading a well-centered, clean copy worthwhile.
When was 1978 Hostess released?: 1978 Hostess was released in 1978.

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