1978 Topps #479 St. Louis Cardinals Team
Hall of Famers on the 1977 St. Louis Cardinals roster: Lou Brock and Ted Simmons.
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
Vern Rapp replaced Red Schoendienst, who had managed St. Louis for twelve years, and the 1977 Cardinals went 83-79, third in the National League East and 18 games behind the Phillies. Bob Forsch went 20-7 with a 3.48 ERA. Ted Simmons hit .318 with 21 home runs and 95 RBI, and Garry Templeton batted .322 with 200 hits and a league-leading 19 triples. Lou Brock hit .272 in 1977, and on August 29 in San Diego he stole bases 892 and 893 against the Padres to break the modern-day stolen base record. The club played at Busch Stadium II and drew 1,659,287. Brock has the Record Breakers card at #1 and his own at #170 in the 1978 Topps set. This team card, #479, belongs to the team-card subset.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 142 | 7 | 67 | 42 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| SGC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 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 #479 card?
It is card #479 of the 726-card 1978 Topps Baseball set, picturing the St. Louis Cardinals. 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.