1979 Topps #711 A's Prospects - Dwayne Murphy / Bruce Robinson / Alan Wirth
On this card: Dwayne Murphy, Bruce Robinson, Alan Wirth
About this card
Cards #701-726 are the 26 three-player Prospects cards, one per club - AL clubs first, each league in alphabetical order by city - with black-and-white player photos on the front. A Prospects card is a rookie card for the players on it who had no earlier Topps flagship card. On #703, #705, #712, #718 and #723, one or two of the players never reached the major leagues.
The story on this card
Murphy became Oakland's starting center fielder in 1979, batting .255 with 11 home runs and 40 RBI. He played 121 games and stole 15 bases. His 1979 Topps rookie card was Oakland Prospects #711, shared with fellow Athletics Bruce Robinson and Alan Wirth. Oakland center fielder Dwayne Murphy went 6-for-11 against Kansas City in the 1981 Division Series. He homered in Game 1 and scored the winning run in Game 2 as the Athletics swept 3 games.
Robinson hit .299 with 10 home runs and 73 RBI for Vancouver in 1978 before his Oakland call-up. Topps included him with Dwayne Murphy and Alan Wirth on Oakland's 1979 Prospects card #711, his rookie card. He played 6 games for the Yankees in 1979. Oakland catcher Bruce Robinson singled home a run off Boston's Bill Lee in his first major-league at-bat on August 19, 1978. He collected another hit off Lee later in the game.
Wirth went 5-6 with a 3.43 ERA for Oakland in 1978. He started 14 of his 16 games and pitched 81 1/3 innings. His rookie card appeared with Dwayne Murphy and Bruce Robinson on the Athletics Prospects card, 1979 Topps #711. He made 5 more major league appearances in 1979. San Francisco traded pitcher Alan Wirth to Oakland in the Vida Blue deal on March 15, 1978. He was part of a package of 7 players and $300,000, with Mario Guerrero completing the transaction on April 7.
Sources: Wikipedia (Dwayne Murphy) · Wikipedia (Bruce Robinson) · Wikipedia (Alan Wirth) · SABR BioProject (Dwayne Murphy) · SABR BioProject (Bruce Robinson) · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 126 | 23 | 65 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 1979 Topps #711 card?
It is card #711 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Dwayne Murphy, Bruce Robinson and Alan Wirth. Cards #701-726 are the 26 three-player Prospects cards, one per club - AL clubs first, each league in alphabetical order by city - with black-and-white player photos on the front. A Prospects card is a rookie card for the players on it who had no earlier Topps flagship card. On #703, #705, #712, #718 and #723, one or two of the players never reached the major leagues.
Is 1979 Topps #711 a rookie card?
Yes - #711 is a rookie card for every player pictured on it: Dwayne Murphy, Bruce Robinson and Alan Wirth.
How many cards are in the 1979 Topps Baseball set?
726 cards, numbered 1 through 726 with none skipped and issued as a single series, tracked as 727 collectible states: #369 Bump Wills comes with a Rangers or a Blue Jays team banner, and the master set counts both.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA, 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.