1979 Topps #12 Dick Drago
About Dick Drago
Drago pitched 77 1/3 innings and saved 7 games for Boston in 1978. His 1979 Topps card is #12, with the Red Sox. On September 15 that year, he replaced Steve Renko in the sixth inning and retired all five batters he faced in a 10-2 win at Baltimore.
Richard Anthony Drago, born June 25, 1945 in Toledo, Ohio, pitched thirteen big league seasons from 1969 to 1981, most of them for the Kansas City Royals and Boston Red Sox, with stops in California, Baltimore, and Seattle. A Detroit Tigers farmhand, he was left unprotected and taken by the expansion Royals, where he averaged 32 starts and well over 200 innings a season and peaked in 1971 with a 17-11 record and a 2.98 ERA. Traded to Boston for Marty Pattin after the 1973 season, he was converted into a reliever and pitched in both the ALCS and the World Series against Cincinnati during the Red Sox's 1975 pennant run. He finished his career with 108 wins, 58 saves, and a 3.62 ERA over 519 appearances. He was known as a bench jockey who rode opposing players from the dugout, and off the field he made many visits to children in hospitals.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 115 | 7 | 47 | 46 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 #12 card?
It is card #12 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Dick Drago 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.