1979 Topps #724 Cardinals Prospects - Tom Bruno / George Frazier / Terry Kennedy
On this card: Tom Bruno, George Frazier, Terry Kennedy
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
Bruno split 1978 between Springfield and St. Louis, posting a 1.99 ERA in 18 Cardinals games with 3 starts. He joined George Frazier and Terry Kennedy on the Cardinals Prospects card, 1979 Topps #724. Bruno made 27 appearances for St. Louis in 1979. Cardinals reliever Tom Bruno earned his only major-league save on August 11, 1978. He struck out all 3 Mets batters in the 12th inning to finish a 4-1 victory.
Frazier reached St. Louis in 1978, making 14 relief appearances with a 4.09 ERA in 22 innings. His 1979 Topps rookie card was Cardinals Prospects #724, shared with Tom Bruno and Terry Kennedy, all listed with St. Louis. He made 25 relief appearances for the Cardinals in 1979. Yankees reliever George Frazier earned the win in Game 2 of the 1981 ALCS, throwing 5 2/3 scoreless innings against Oakland. New York won 13-3 and went on to sweep the Athletics in three games.
Kennedy debuted for St. Louis in September 1978 and caught in 10 games that season. His 1979 Topps rookie card, #724, grouped him with Tom Bruno and George Frazier on the Cardinals' Prospects card. He batted .284 with 2 home runs and 17 RBI in 33 major-league games in 1979. Padres catcher Terry Kennedy hit a two-run double off Jack Morris in the first inning of the 1984 World Series opener. It followed singles by Steve Garvey and Graig Nettles and put San Diego ahead 2-1.
Sources: Wikipedia (Tom Bruno) · Wikipedia (George Frazier (pitcher)) · Wikipedia (Terry Kennedy) · SABR BioProject · National Baseball Hall of Fame · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 137 | 14 | 83 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 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 #724 card?
It is card #724 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Tom Bruno, George Frazier and Terry Kennedy. 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 #724 a rookie card?
Yes - #724 is a rookie card under the year-level house rule: a card picturing several players counts as a rookie card because at least one player pictured had no earlier Topps flagship card.
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.