1979 Topps #708 Brewers Prospects - Kevin Bass / Eddie Romero / Ned Yost
On this card: Kevin Bass, Eddie Romero, Ned Yost
About this card
Cards #701-726 are the 26 three-player Prospects cards, one per club - AL clubs first, each league in alphabetical order by city - with black-and-white player photos on the front. A Prospects card is a rookie card for the players on it who had no earlier Topps flagship card. On #703, #705, #712, #718 and #723, one or two of the players never reached the major leagues.
The story on this card
Bass spent 1979 at Holyoke in the Double-A Eastern League, where he started slowly and then surged in June. In 1978 he had batted .265 with 18 home runs and 36 steals at Class A Burlington. His #708 is the Milwaukee Brewers Prospects card he shares with Eddie Romero and Ned Yost, a rookie card for all three men and one of the key rookie cards of the set. Switch-hitting outfielder who played 14 seasons, ten with the Houston Astros. He made the 1986 National League All-Star team after hitting .311 with 20 home runs, and made the final out of the 16-inning Game 6 of that year's NLCS.
Romero spent 1978 at Triple-A Spokane, batting .280 with 52 RBI while playing primarily at shortstop. His rookie card was Milwaukee's 1979 Topps Prospects #708, shared with fellow Brewers prospects Kevin Bass and Ned Yost. Romero batted .260 for Vancouver in 1979 after Milwaukee moved its Triple-A affiliation there. Brewers shortstop Eddie Romero collected 3 singles against Baltimore's Dennis Martinez on July 17, 1977. The third drove home Jim Wohlford in the eighth inning with the winning run in a 3-2 Milwaukee victory.
Yost played for Milwaukee's Triple-A affiliates, Spokane in 1978 and Vancouver in 1979. His 1979 Topps rookie card, #708, grouped him with fellow Brewers prospects Kevin Bass and Eddie Romero. He made his major-league debut for Milwaukee on April 12, 1980. Brewers catcher Ned Yost borrowed Charlie Moore's bat for his 3-run homer at Boston on September 29, 1982. The ninth-inning drive gave Milwaukee a 6-3 win.
Sources: Wikipedia (Kevin Bass) · Wikipedia (Ed Romero) · Wikipedia (Ned Yost) · SABR BioProject (Kevin Bass) · SABR BioProject (Ed Romero) · SABR BioProject (Ned Yost) · BaseballCardPedia · PSA
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 227 | 82 | 110 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 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 #708 card?
It is card #708 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Kevin Bass, Eddie Romero and Ned Yost. Cards #701-726 are the 26 three-player Prospects cards, one per club - AL clubs first, each league in alphabetical order by city - with black-and-white player photos on the front. A Prospects card is a rookie card for the players on it who had no earlier Topps flagship card. On #703, #705, #712, #718 and #723, one or two of the players never reached the major leagues.
Is 1979 Topps #708 a rookie card?
Yes - #708 is a rookie card for every player pictured on it: Kevin Bass, Eddie Romero and Ned Yost.
Who is on the #708 Brewers Prospects card?
Kevin Bass, Eddie Romero and Ned Yost. At least one published checklist repeats the #707 Royals names Jim Gaudet and Randy McGilberry on #708, but the Brewers card carries Bass, Romero and Yost.
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.