1978 Topps #499 Seattle Mariners Team
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
The Mariners played their first game on April 6, 1977, losing 7-0 to the California Angels before 57,762 at the Kingdome, and finished 64-98 under Darrell Johnson, sixth in the American League West. They ended 38 games behind the Kansas City Royals and just ahead of last-place Oakland. Leroy Stanton hit 27 home runs, Ruppert Jones hit 24 and was the club's lone All-Star, and Dan Meyer added 22. Glenn Abbott went 12-13, and Enrique Romo posted a 2.83 ERA with 16 saves. The team scored 624 runs and allowed 855, and the Kingdome drew 1,338,511. Baseball had been absent from Seattle since the Pilots left for Milwaukee in 1970. This is the Mariners' team card, #499 in the 1978 Topps set, among the 26 team cards.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 111 | 16 | 54 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| SGC | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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 #499 card?
It is card #499 of the 726-card 1978 Topps Baseball set, picturing the Seattle Mariners. 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.