1979 Topps #689 Baltimore Orioles / Earl Weaver
Hall of Famers on the 1978 Baltimore Orioles roster: Eddie Murray, Jim Palmer and Earl Weaver.
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
Fourth place in the American League East was the Orioles' 1978 result, a 90-71 year at Memorial Stadium in which they hit 154 home runs and drew 1,051,724. Earl Weaver, whose formula was pitching and three-run homers, had managed the club since July 1968; the roster included Hall of Famers Jim Palmer and Eddie Murray. The club bounced back in 1979 with 102 wins and the American League pennant, and Weaver was named Manager of the Year by the Associated Press and The Sporting News. Team card #689 pairs the club with Weaver, who reached the Hall of Fame in 1996 without a major league at-bat.
Earl Weaver managed Baltimore to four American League pennants and the 1970 World Series title. He used detailed pitcher-hitter records to arrange his lineups and entered the Hall of Fame in 1996.
Sources: Wikipedia (1978 Baltimore Orioles season) · Wikipedia (Earl Weaver) · SABR BioProject · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 143 | 8 | 57 | 51 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| SGC | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 #689 card?
It is card #689 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing the Baltimore Orioles. 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.