1979 Topps #414 All-Time Record Holders: Batting Average - Rogers Hornsby / Ty Cobb
On this card: Rogers Hornsby, Ty Cobb
About this card
Cards #411-418 are the All-Time Record Holders subset, honoring season and career record holders: hits (George Sisler and Ty Cobb), RBI (Hack Wilson and Hank Aaron), home runs (Roger Maris and Hank Aaron), batting average (Rogers Hornsby and Ty Cobb), stolen bases (Lou Brock alone), wins (Jack Chesbro and Cy Young), strikeouts (Nolan Ryan and Walter Johnson) and ERA (Dutch Leonard and Walter Johnson). Four of them are listed here under a club of the record's era rather than a 1979 team: the St. Louis Browns for George Sisler (#411), the New York Highlanders and Cleveland Spiders for Jack Chesbro and Cy Young (#416), and the Washington Senators for Walter Johnson (#417 and #418).
The story on this card
Batting average is the record on #414 in the All-Time Record Holders subset (#411-418) of the 1979 Topps set. Rogers Hornsby, printed with the St. Louis Cardinals, hit .424 in 1924, the live-ball era record, when he collected 227 hits in 536 at-bats. Ty Cobb, printed with the Detroit Tigers, is there for his career average of .366 over 3,035 games, and he hit .420 in 1911.
Second baseman for the Cardinals, Giants, Braves, Cubs and Browns from 1915 to 1937, Hornsby won seven batting titles and two Triple Crowns, hit .424 in 1924, and finished at .358 with 2,930 hits. The Hall of Fame elected him in 1942. Detroit Tigers outfielder from 1905 to 1926, with two closing seasons for the Athletics, Cobb retired with 4,189 hits and a .366 average. He won the 1909 Triple Crown and drew 222 of 226 votes on the first Hall of Fame ballot in 1936.
Sources: Wikipedia (Rogers Hornsby) · Wikipedia (Ty Cobb) · SABR BioProject (Rogers Hornsby) · SABR BioProject (Ty Cobb) · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 322 | 12 | 110 | 112 | 42 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 0 |
| SGC | 32 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 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 #414 card?
It is card #414 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Rogers Hornsby and Ty Cobb. Cards #411-418 are the All-Time Record Holders subset, honoring season and career record holders: hits (George Sisler and Ty Cobb), RBI (Hack Wilson and Hank Aaron), home runs (Roger Maris and Hank Aaron), batting average (Rogers Hornsby and Ty Cobb), stolen bases (Lou Brock alone), wins (Jack Chesbro and Cy Young), strikeouts (Nolan Ryan and Walter Johnson) and ERA (Dutch Leonard and Walter Johnson). Four of them are listed here under a club of the record's era rather than a 1979 team: the St. Louis Browns for George Sisler (#411), the New York Highlanders and Cleveland Spiders for Jack Chesbro and Cy Young (#416), and the Washington Senators for Walter Johnson (#417 and #418).
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.