1979 Topps #616 Billy Almon
About Billy Almon
Almon appeared in 100 games in 1979, 61 of them at second base and 25 at shortstop. He batted .227 in 198 at-bats with one home run. Card #616 shows him with the Padres, the club he had played for since his 1974 debut.
Bill Almon was a shortstop and infielder who played 15 major league seasons, 1974 through 1988, for the Padres, Expos, Mets, White Sox, Athletics, Pirates and Phillies. He played at Brown University and in the Cape Cod League, and San Diego made him the first overall pick of the 1974 amateur draft. After only 39 minor league games he debuted on September 2, 1974 as the Padres' starting shortstop. In 1977 he led all major league shortstops with 303 putouts and the National League with 20 sacrifice hits. San Diego traded him to Montreal after the 1979 season. His best year came with the 1981 White Sox, when he hit .301 with 16 stolen bases and finished 19th in American League MVP voting. He ended with a .254 average, 36 home runs and 128 stolen bases.
Sources: Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 47 | 12 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 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 #616 card?
It is card #616 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Billy Almon of the San Diego Padres.
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.