1979 Topps #257 Adrian Devine
About Adrian Devine
Devine pitched 40 games out of the Atlanta bullpen in 1979, going 1-2 with a 3.24 ERA. It was his last season with the Braves before he returned to the Rangers. Card #257 in the 1979 Topps set shows him with the Atlanta Braves.
Adrian Devine was a right-handed reliever from Galveston, Texas, who pitched for the Atlanta Braves and Texas Rangers across 1973 and 1975 to 1980. The Braves drafted him in the second round in 1970. An arm injury cost him most of 1974, and doctors advised him to retire and go back to school; he chose surgery instead and worked his way back through Triple-A Richmond, where he went 10-6 with a 2.98 ERA in 1975. He finished his major league career 26-22 with a 4.21 ERA and 31 saves in 217 games, 12 of them starts. His last game came on July 3, 1980, and he pitched briefly for Wichita the next year before the Rangers released him. Devine died on June 27, 2020, at 68, after repeated bouts with cancer.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 57 | 10 | 25 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 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 #257 card?
It is card #257 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Adrian Devine of the Atlanta Braves.
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.