1979 Topps #703 Angels Prospects - Jim Anderson / Dave Frost / Bob Slater
On this card: Jim Anderson, Dave Frost, Bob Slater
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
Anderson played shortstop in 82 of his 96 games for the 1979 Angels and hit .248 with 3 home runs and 23 RBI. California reached the ALCS against Baltimore, where he went 1-for-11 as the Orioles took the series 3-1. Card #703 is a Prospects card of Angels players, shared with Dave Frost and Bob Slater, and is the first card for all three men. Right-handed shortstop and utility man who played 419 games for the Angels, Mariners and Rangers between 1978 and 1984, hitting .218 with 13 home runs. His best year was 1980 with Seattle, when he hit 8 home runs and drove in 30.
Frost split 1978 between Salt Lake City and California, going 5-4 with a 2.58 ERA for the Angels. His rookie card was 1979 Topps #703, the Angels Prospects card shared with Jim Anderson and Bob Slater. Frost won 16 games for California in 1979. California starter Dave Frost pitched all 10 innings of a 2-1 win over Minnesota on April 16, 1980. He allowed 4 hits in that complete-game victory.
Slater batted .290 with 33 doubles and 20 stolen bases for El Paso in 1978. His 1979 Topps rookie card, Angels Prospects #703, grouped him with Jim Anderson and Dave Frost, all listed with California. He reached Triple-A Salt Lake City in 1979 and hit .265 in 58 games. Angels second-base prospect Bob Slater hit .300 for Double-A El Paso in 1977. He scored 107 runs and stole 30 bases in 114 games for the Diablos.
Sources: Wikipedia (Jim Anderson) · Wikipedia (Dave Frost) · Stats Crew · BaseballCardPedia · Trading Card Database
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 112 | 12 | 72 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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 #703 card?
It is card #703 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jim Anderson, Dave Frost and Bob Slater. 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 #703 a rookie card?
Yes - #703 is a rookie card for every player pictured on it: Jim Anderson, Dave Frost and Bob Slater.
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.