1979 Topps #664 Doug Bird
About Doug Bird
Topps issued Bird as a Royal again in 1979 on card #664, but he spent that season in the National League with the Philadelphia Phillies. He went 2-0 with a 5.16 ERA in 32 games, one of them a complete-game start. He struck out 33 in 61 innings. It was his first year away from Kansas City.
Doug Bird was a right-handed pitcher who worked for 11 big-league seasons, 1973 to 1983, mostly with the Kansas City Royals. The Royals drafted him in the third round of the 1969 secondary phase. He moved between bullpen and rotation throughout his career. After six seasons in Kansas City he pitched for the Phillies, Yankees, Cubs and Red Sox, and finished 73-60 with a 3.99 ERA and 60 saves. He pitched in six postseason games for the Royals from 1976 through 1978, all against the Yankees, with a 2.35 ERA over 7 2/3 innings. Bird died in Asheville, North Carolina, on September 24, 2024.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 61 | 8 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 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 #664 card?
It is card #664 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Doug Bird of the Kansas City Royals.
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.