1978 Topps #299 Whitey Herzog
About this card
This is one of the 25 manager cards. Team cards and manager cards are separate cards this year: every club has a team card, and every club except the Milwaukee Brewers has a manager card - George Bamberger was hired in late January 1978, too late to be included.
About Whitey Herzog
Herzog's 1977 Royals finished 102-60, eight games ahead of Texas. He benched John Mayberry for Game 5 of the ALCS against New York, which Kansas City lost after taking a 3-2 lead into the ninth inning. Topps placed Herzog on Kansas City's 1978 manager card, #299.
Whitey Herzog was born Dorrel Norman Elvert Herzog in New Athens, Illinois, and signed with the New York Yankees straight out of high school in 1949. The nickname came in the Yankees' farm town of McAlester, Oklahoma, where a sportscaster decided his light blond hair matched that of New York pitcher Bob "White Rat" Kuzava. The Yankees traded him away in April 1956 without ever playing him, and the left-handed-hitting outfielder reached the majors that spring with the Washington Senators. Kansas City bought him in May 1958, Baltimore traded for him before the 1961 season and Detroit after 1962. He closed an eight-year career in 1963 with a .257 average and 25 home runs in 634 games. Named the Mets' director of player development in 1967, he stocked the system that fed the 1969 champions. He then managed Kansas City to three straight American League West titles from 1976 to 1978 and St. Louis to three pennants and the 1982 World Series, running the speed, pitching and defense attack fans called Whiteyball. National League Manager of the Year in 1985, he finished 1,281-1,125-3 as a manager, entered the Hall of Fame in 2010 on a Veterans Committee vote, and died in 2024 at 92.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 212 | 6 | 59 | 85 | 32 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| SGC | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 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 #299 card?
It is card #299 of the 726-card 1978 Topps Baseball set, picturing Whitey Herzog of the Kansas City Royals. This is one of the 25 manager cards. Team cards and manager cards are separate cards this year: every club has a team card, and every club except the Milwaukee Brewers 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.