1979 Topps #54 Dell Alston
About Dell Alston
The Athletics are the club on Alston's #54. With Oakland in 1978 he hit .208 in 173 at-bats, which put his season average at .205. His 11 stolen bases came in 61 games split between the Yankees and Athletics. He played 50 of those games in the outfield and 9 at first base.
Dell Alston was a left-handed-hitting outfielder who played parts of four major league seasons, 1977 through 1980, for the New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics and Cleveland Indians. Born Wendell Alston, he attended Concordia College and signed with the Yankees as an amateur free agent on August 21, 1972. He debuted on May 17, 1977, and recorded a hit in his only at-bat that day, then finished the year at .325 in 40 at-bats. After three at-bats in 1978 he was sent to Oakland with Mickey Klutts and $50,000 for Gary Thomasson. Oakland released him after the season, and Cleveland signed him as a free agent on April 5, 1979. He hit .290 in 62 at-bats that year. In 1980, his last major league season, he hit .222 in 54 at-bats. His career line was 189 games and 332 at-bats with a .238 average. He hit 3 home runs, drove in 35 and stole 20 bases.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 111 | 25 | 51 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 #54 card?
It is card #54 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Dell Alston of the Oakland Athletics.
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.