1979 Topps #369 Bump Wills
About Bump Wills
Wills hit .273 in 1979 and led Texas with 90 runs and 35 steals. A false trade rumor reached Topps's Sy Berger before production of #369, which appeared with a Blue Jays team name. The erroneous version reached wax packs before Topps corrected the card to the Rangers.
Bump Wills was a switch-hitting second baseman who played for the Texas Rangers from 1977 to 1981 and the Chicago Cubs in 1982, then spent two seasons with the Hankyu Braves in Japan. He was the son of Maury Wills, the Dodgers shortstop who won the 1962 National League MVP award. Born Elliott Taylor Wills, he explained the nickname as a tribute his father paid to Michigan halfback Bump Elliott; his mother said it grew from Bumpy, for the way he kicked before birth.
At Arizona State under coach Jim Brock he batted .383 with 25 steals as a senior second baseman in 1974, then broke his leg on a baserunning drill two weeks before that June's draft. The Padres took him in the 12th round and he did not sign; the Rangers made him the sixth overall pick in January 1975. He hit .324 with 26 home runs for Triple-A Sacramento in 1976. On August 27, 1977, he and Toby Harrah hit back-to-back inside-the-park home runs at Yankee Stadium, on consecutive pitches.
He led the Rangers in runs scored (102) and steals (34) in 1980 and led the Cubs with 35 steals in 1982. He finished with a .266 average, 36 home runs and 196 steals in the major leagues.
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Print variations
Two states of #369 are tracked individually: 369a - Rangers (Corrected) and 369b - Blue Jays (Error). The difference is on the front of the card (photo team).
States catalogued by PSA and the Trading Card Database; each is tracked here individually.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 369a - Rangers (Corrected) | |||||||||
| PSA | 162 | 18 | 81 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 15 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 369b - Blue Jays (Error) | |||||||||
| PSA | 251 | 12 | 93 | 74 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 0 |
| SGC | 24 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Not designated by PSA or SGC | |||||||||
| PSA | 82 | 4 | 37 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 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. Where a grader registers a variation separately its population is listed under that variation; PSA and SGC slabs whose label names no variation are listed as not designated.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1979 Topps #369 card?
It is card #369 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bump Wills of the Texas Rangers.
Which #369 Bump Wills is scarcer, Rangers or Blue Jays?
Neither is ranked here. Most collector guides say neither state carries a premium; the one account that compares them is split, reporting the Blue Jays state as slightly rarer while many collectors remember the Rangers state as the harder one to find. The Blue Jays banner is the error, and the Rangers banner - his correct team - is the corrected printing.
What are the key cards in the 1979 Topps set?
The top cards of the set are the #116 Ozzie Smith rookie, which PSA calls the set's most desirable single, and #369 Bump Wills, printed with a Rangers or a Blue Jays team banner. The other major keys are #24 Paul Molitor, #30 Dave Winfield and #650 Pete Rose, all hard to find in top condition, and three commons that are keys for the same reason: #11 Marc Hill (a smudge in the team banner on almost every copy), #564 Jerry Turner (a print line along the right border) and #619 Ken Landreaux (hard to find with a full right border).
Does 1979 Topps #369 have variations?
Yes. Two states are catalogued and tracked individually: 369a - Rangers (Corrected) (The front banner reads "Rangers" - Wills's correct team, and the corrected printing. Both states use the same photo; only the team name in the banner changed) and 369b - Blue Jays (Error) (The front banner reads "Blue Jays" - the error printing and one of the best-known error cards of its day. The photo is the same Rangers picture; most collector guides say neither state carries a premium). Owning any one of them fills the #369 slot; the master set counts each state.
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.