1979 Topps #38 Bernie Carbo
About Bernie Carbo
Cleveland is the team on #38, taken from his 1978 stop there, but Carbo spent 1979 back with St. Louis. In 52 games and 64 at-bats he hit .281 with 3 home runs and 12 RBI. One more season followed, split between the Cardinals and Pirates.
Bernie Carbo was a left-handed-hitting outfielder and designated hitter who played 12 major league seasons, 1969 to 1980, for the Reds, Cardinals, Red Sox, Brewers, Indians and Pirates. Cincinnati took him 16th overall in the first amateur draft in 1965, one round ahead of Johnny Bench's selection, and he reached the majors after Sparky Anderson moved him from third base to the outfield in the minors. He hit .310 with 21 home runs as a 1970 rookie and was named The Sporting News National League Rookie of the Year. In Game 6 of the 1975 World Series, his pinch-hit three-run homer off Rawly Eastwick tied the game 6-6 before Carlton Fisk won it in the twelfth; it was his second pinch homer of that Series, tying the record. The Red Sox inducted the homer into their Hall of Fame as a memorable moment in 2004. He finished with a .264 average and 96 home runs in 1,010 games. After baseball he founded Diamond Club Ministry in 1993 and managed the Pensacola Pelicans from 2003 to 2005.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 63 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 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 #38 card?
It is card #38 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bernie Carbo of the Cleveland Indians.
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.