1979 Topps #119 Don Stanhouse
About Don Stanhouse
Stanhouse made the American League All-Star team in 1979, when the Orioles won 102 games. He finished with 21 saves, third in the league, and a 2.85 ERA. In the World Series he pitched in Games 2, 5 and 7. The RBI single he allowed to Manny Sanguillen in Game 2 gave Pittsburgh a 3-2 lead, and the Pirates won the Series in seven games. His #119 card is printed with the Orioles.
Don Stanhouse was a right-hander who started and relieved for the Texas Rangers, Montreal Expos, Baltimore Orioles and Los Angeles Dodgers between 1972 and 1982, finishing 38-54 with a 3.84 ERA and 64 saves. A football and baseball star at DuQuoin, Illinois, he was Oakland's first-round pick in 1969 as a third baseman, and manager Billy Herman talked him into pitching by telling him the route to the majors would be shorter. Oakland traded him to Texas on March 4, 1972, and he struck out nine in 6 2/3 innings in his April 19 debut. Montreal acquired him in December 1974, and in 1976 he made 26 starts for an Expos club that lost 107 games. In Baltimore, teammate Mike Flanagan dubbed him Stan the Man Unusual, a play on Stan Musial's nickname, and he was known for a red afro, a primal scream at the end of batting practice and a mound routine of dropping his head as if asleep. The Dodgers signed him to a five-year, $2.1 million contract after 1979; he posted a 5.04 ERA in 1980 and returned to the Orioles in 1982, where his Opening Day ovation was, he said, the biggest thrill of his career.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 57 | 7 | 26 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 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 #119 card?
It is card #119 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Don Stanhouse of the Baltimore Orioles.
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.