1979 Topps #126 Doug Bair
About Doug Bair
In 1978 Bair made 70 relief appearances for Cincinnati and saved 28 games, the fourth highest total in the National League. He posted a 1.97 ERA under Sparky Anderson. The next summer his ERA climbed to 4.29 and he lost the closer's job midseason, finishing 11-7 with 16 saves. The Reds won the West, and he took the loss in Game Two of the NLCS against Pittsburgh, giving up the winning run in the tenth inning. Topps listed him with the Reds on card #126.
Doug Bair was a right-handed reliever who pitched 15 major league seasons for seven clubs between 1976 and 1990, going 55-43 with a 3.63 ERA and 81 saves. Pittsburgh took him in the second round in 1971 out of Bowling Green, and he spent six seasons in the Pirates' system, the last four at Triple-A Charleston, before debuting on September 13, 1976 with two scoreless innings against the Mets. Just before the 1977 opener he was traded to Oakland, and the Athletics sent him to Cincinnati the next February. He earned World Series rings with the 1982 Cardinals and the 1984 Tigers, rejoining manager Sparky Anderson in Detroit. He made his first major league start on August 23, 1983, throwing six shutout innings against Texas. He finished where he began, pitching his last game for the Pirates on October 3, 1990, and later coached at Billings and Dayton in the Reds' system. He is in the Bowling Green State University Hall of Fame and the Northeast Indiana Baseball Association Hall of Fame.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 85 | 7 | 51 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 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 #126 card?
It is card #126 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Doug Bair of the Cincinnati Reds.
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.