1979 Topps #195 Bill Madlock
About Bill Madlock
Card #195 lists Madlock with the Giants, who traded him that summer. Madlock, Lenny Randle and Dave Roberts went to Pittsburgh on June 28, 1979 for Al Holland, Ed Whitson and Fred Breining, and Madlock returned to third base. He hit .328 for the Pirates and batted .375 in the World Series against Baltimore. Across both clubs he finished the year with 14 home runs, 85 RBI and 32 stolen bases.
Bill Madlock was a right-handed third baseman who won four National League batting titles, 1975 and 1976 with the Chicago Cubs and 1981 and 1983 with the Pittsburgh Pirates. That made him the first player to win multiple batting titles with two clubs. He played 15 seasons from 1973 to 1987 for the Rangers, Cubs, Giants, Pirates, Dodgers and Tigers, finishing with a .305 average, 2,008 hits and 163 home runs. He grew up in Decatur, Illinois, and the Washington Senators signed him after a scout saw him swing in an American Legion game. He was an All-Star in 1975, 1981 and 1983, and hit three home runs for the Dodgers in the 1985 NLCS loss to St. Louis. His 2,000th hit came off Bruce Hurst at Fenway Park on September 23, 1987, and he played 1988 in Japan for the Lotte Orions. He also had a fiery temper: he was ejected from 18 games as a player, and a 1980 incident with umpire Jerry Crawford brought a $5,000 fine and a 15-game suspension.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 105 | 6 | 31 | 37 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| SGC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 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 #195 card?
It is card #195 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bill Madlock of the San Francisco Giants.
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.