1979 Topps #170 Don Sutton
About Don Sutton
The 1978 Dodgers won the National League pennant, and Sutton finished 15-11 with a 3.55 ERA in 238 1/3 innings. His Los Angeles card was 1979 Topps #170. In 1979 he worked as a color commentator on NBC's National League Championship Series broadcasts.
Don Sutton pitched 23 major league seasons from 1966 through 1988, including 16 with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Born in Clio, Alabama, to teenage sharecroppers, he grew up in the Florida panhandle. He signed with Los Angeles in September 1964 for an estimated $15,000 bonus and reached the majors after one minor league season. Sutton worked at least 200 innings in 20 of his first 21 seasons; the exception was the strike-shortened 1981 season. He finished with a 324-256 record and a 3.26 ERA. His career totals included 58 shutouts and 3,574 strikeouts. A four-time All-Star, he used a fastball and curve early in his career, later adding a slider, screwball and changeup. Opponents repeatedly accused him of scuffing baseballs. After his first Dodgers tenure, he pitched for Houston, Milwaukee, Oakland and California, earning his 300th victory with the Angels on June 18, 1986. He returned to Los Angeles for his final season in 1988. The National Baseball Hall of Fame elected Sutton in 1998, and the Dodgers retired his number that year. He later broadcast Braves games and entered the Braves Hall of Fame in 2015 for that work.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 313 | 22 | 119 | 85 | 36 | 26 | 12 | 13 | 0 |
| SGC | 17 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 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 #170 card?
It is card #170 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Don Sutton of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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.