1979 Topps #569 Bob Sykes
About Bob Sykes
Sykes spent 1979 in St. Louis and made 13 appearances, 11 of them starts. He went 4-3 with a 6.18 ERA. At the plate he had two hits in 21 at-bats. Topps printed #569 with the Detroit Tigers, for whom he had gone 6-6 with a 3.94 ERA and two shutouts in 1978.
Bob Sykes was a left-handed pitcher who spent five major league seasons with the Detroit Tigers and the St. Louis Cardinals, starting 61 of his 116 games. He came out of St. Rose High School, and the Tigers drafted him in the 19th round in 1974; his first professional season was with their Rookie-level Bristol club. In the majors he pitched 456 2/3 innings and went 23-26 with a 4.65 ERA. He struck out 215 batters and had 10 complete games and 5 shutouts. St. Louis moved him to the bullpen for most of his last big league season in 1981, when he appeared in 22 games and started one. On October 21, 1981, he was traded from St. Louis for Willie McGee and split 1982 between the New York Yankees' Double-A Nashville Sounds and Triple-A Columbus Clippers.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 62 | 6 | 23 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 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 #569 card?
It is card #569 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bob Sykes of the Detroit Tigers.
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.