
Mike Boddicker
1990 • Donruss
#280

The 1980 Topps Bob Montgomery #618 is a vintage baseball card featuring the Boston Red Sox catcher from the iconic 1980 Topps set.
1980 • Topps
MLB • Boston Red Sox
Near Mint
618
New
Shipping calculated at checkout
Create a listing from this sports-card catalog entry and use the same product details as a starting point.
See how many public collections currently include this card.
0 collectors have this card
The catalog profile below summarizes the card identity, featured subject, and notable collectible traits.
The player, team, league, and sport context tied to this card.
Production details and format-specific attributes.
Material
Card Stock
Language
English
The 1980 Topps Bob Montgomery card occupies the lower tier of his collectible market, consistent with a late-career card for a backup catcher whose primary collector interest centers on his earlier Topps issues from the early-to-mid 1970s. With only one active listing currently available, the card's market is extremely thin, which can create artificial price distortions in either direction. As a career Red Sox player who served as Carlton Fisk's backup, Montgomery holds niche regional appeal that slightly elevates demand among Boston-focused collectors over the general baseball card market.
This is a standard base card from the 1980 Topps set, which was produced in large quantities typical of the era, meaning raw copies are widely available and carry no scarcity premium on their own. There are no known short prints, parallels, or serial-numbered variants associated with this card, as Topps did not produce such variations in this era. Graded population for this specific card is minimal, as it rarely attracts formal grading submissions, meaning high-grade PSA or BGS examples could represent a small population but with correspondingly limited demand.
Montgomery retired after the 1979 season, and his 1980 Topps card — likely produced before or concurrent with his retirement — represents the tail end of his cardboard presence, which generally limits long-term appreciation potential. Without Hall of Fame status or a significant statistical legacy, grading submission trends for this card remain low, and broad market momentum is essentially flat. Collector interest is largely driven by team set builders and vintage Topps set completionists rather than player-specific investors, making this a stable but low-growth holding.

1990 • Donruss
#280

1998 • Topps
#452

1998 • Topps
#228

2008 • Topps
Allen & Ginter • #296

2008 • Topps
Allen & Ginter • #308