1979 Topps #302 Atlanta Braves / Bobby Cox
Hall of Famers on the 1978 Atlanta Braves roster: Bobby Cox and Phil Niekro.
About this card
This is one of the 26 team cards, one for each club, and each also carries the club's manager - there are no separate manager cards in 1979.
The story on this card
Owner Ted Turner managed the Braves himself for one game in May 1977, their 17th straight loss, before the league barred him. The club then hired Bobby Cox, a 36-year-old former Yankees third baseman, for 1978. His first team went 69-93 and finished sixth in the National League West. Bob Horner hit 23 home runs and won National League Rookie of the Year, and Dale Murphy appeared in 151 games, 129 of them at first base. Phil Niekro went 19-18 with a 2.88 ERA and led the league in losses. Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium drew 904,494. Card #302 is the Braves team card, with Cox.
Bobby Cox played third base for the New York Yankees in 1968 and 1969, then managed the Atlanta Braves to 14 consecutive division titles and the 1995 World Series title. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame as a manager in 2014.
Sources: Wikipedia (1978 Atlanta Braves season) · Wikipedia (Bobby Cox) · SABR BioProject · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 96 | 4 | 36 | 34 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| SGC | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 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 #302 card?
It is card #302 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing the Atlanta Braves. This is one of the 26 team cards, one for each club, and each also carries the club's manager - there are no separate manager cards in 1979.
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.