1979 Topps #411 All-Time Record Holders: Hits - George Sisler / Ty Cobb
On this card: George Sisler, 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
Card #411 is the hits card in the All-Time Record Holders subset. George Sisler is printed with the St. Louis Browns and Ty Cobb with the Detroit Tigers. Sisler's side of the record is his 1920 season, when he collected 257 hits for the Browns and batted .407. Cobb's side is the career total of 4,189 hits, a count some sources put at 4,191.
Browns first baseman George Sisler also pitched in the majors, beating Walter Johnson 2-1 on August 29, 1915. He had joined St. Louis after earning a mechanical-engineering degree from Michigan. 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 · SABR BioProject (George Sisler) · SABR BioProject (Ty Cobb) · National Baseball Hall of Fame · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 757 | 103 | 367 | 172 | 38 | 19 | 46 | 12 | 0 |
| SGC | 53 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 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 1979 Topps #411 card?
It is card #411 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing George Sisler 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.