1979 Topps #492 Bob Bailor
About Bob Bailor
In 1978 Bailor played a career-high 154 games and drove in a career-high 52 runs. He moved to right field mainly because Luis Gomez took over at shortstop, with time at third base and center as well. His 1979 Topps card is #492, with the Toronto Blue Jays.
Bob Bailor was a utility man who played every position except first base and catcher over 11 seasons, 1975 to 1985, with the Orioles, Blue Jays, Mets and Dodgers. Born in Connellsville, Pennsylvania, he never played high school baseball because his schools had no team, and signed with Baltimore in 1969 after American Legion ball. Toronto made him its first pick in the 1976 expansion draft. He hit .310 as a Blue Jays rookie in 1977, then a record for an expansion team, and struck out so rarely that he led the majors in at-bats per strikeout in 1978. Traded to the Mets for Roy Lee Jackson in December 1980, he stole 20 bases in 1982 and later played for the Dodgers, appearing in the 1985 NLCS. He finished with a .264 average, nine home runs and 90 steals. After retiring as a player he managed Syracuse to a first-place finish and International League Manager of the Year honors in 1989 and served as a Blue Jays coach from 1992 to 1995, including the World Series winners of 1992 and 1993.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 87 | 22 | 45 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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 #492 card?
It is card #492 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bob Bailor of the Toronto Blue Jays.
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.