1979 Topps #680 Carlton Fisk
About Carlton Fisk
#680 carries the All-Star banner from his 1978 selection. The ribs he had hurt down the 1978 stretch kept him on the sidelines for several games in 1979, and designated hitter became his main position: he caught 39 of his 91 games and played one in the outfield. He batted .272 with 10 home runs and 42 RBI.
Carlton Fisk caught for 24 seasons with the Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox and retired with 376 home runs, 351 of them as a catcher, the record for the position at the time. In 1972 he became the first unanimous choice for American League Rookie of the Year, and he made 11 All-Star teams. Leading off the 12th inning of Game 6 of the 1975 World Series at Fenway Park, he drove a pitch from Pat Darcy down the left-field line and waved it fair until it struck the foul pole for a 7-6 win. Boston lost him after 1980 when Haywood Sullivan mailed his new contract a day past the deadline, and he signed with the White Sox in March 1981. He helped Chicago to its first AL West title in 1983 and finished third in the MVP vote. In 1985 he hit a career-high 37 home runs and drove in 107. In August 1990 he passed Johnny Bench for home runs as a catcher. Chicago released him in June 1993, at 45, six days after his 2,226th game behind the plate broke Bob Boone's record. Both clubs retired his number, 72 in Chicago and 27 in Boston. He grew up in Charlestown, New Hampshire, and was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2000.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 1,091 | 31 | 280 | 431 | 128 | 88 | 59 | 74 | 0 |
| SGC | 118 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 28 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 1 |
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 #680 card?
It is card #680 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Carlton Fisk of the Boston Red Sox.
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.