1979 Topps #161 Barry Foote
About Barry Foote
The Phillies traded Foote to the Cubs for catcher Dave Rader, and Chicago made him its starter. He played a career-high 132 games, hit 16 home runs, and caught the 23-22 loss to the Phillies at Wrigley Field on May 17. Topps #161 still has him as a Phillie.
Barry Foote was a catcher who played for the Montreal Expos, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs and New York Yankees between 1973 and 1982. Montreal took him third overall in the 1970 draft out of Smithfield-Selma High School in North Carolina, and manager Gene Mauch called him the next Johnny Bench. He won the Expos job in 1974, led National League catchers with 83 assists, and made the Topps All-Star Rookie team. Injuries made him a reserve for most of his career. In 1981 the Yankees acquired him for Tom Filer, and he homered in his first at-bat for them and played in that fall's World Series. He finished with 57 home runs in 687 games. Afterward he scouted for the Yankees, managed in the Yankees and Blue Jays systems and coached for the White Sox and Mets.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 65 | 4 | 37 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 #161 card?
It is card #161 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Barry Foote of the Philadelphia Phillies.
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.