1979 Topps #229 Doug Flynn
About Doug Flynn
Flynn set career highs in 1979 with 4 home runs and 61 RBI while batting .243. His first Mets homer was a three-run shot off Gaylord Perry on May 1, and on June 12 he hit an inside-the-park three-run homer against the Reds. At second base he led the league in putouts and double plays. The Mets card is #229.
Doug Flynn was a glove-first infielder who played 11 seasons, 1975 to 1985, for the Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets, Texas Rangers, Montreal Expos and Detroit Tigers. A Lexington, Kentucky native, he reached the Reds through an open tryout camp in Somerset in 1971 and signed as an amateur free agent. He was a utility man on Cincinnati's 1975 and 1976 World Series champions, then went to the Mets in the June 1977 trade that sent Tom Seaver to the Reds. Playing second base in New York, he won the 1980 National League Gold Glove with a .991 fielding percentage, only the third Met to win one. He hit .238 with 7 home runs in 1,309 games. The Mets traded him to Texas after 1981, and Montreal bought his contract in August 1982; he held its second base job through 1984 and finished with Detroit in 1985. After baseball he worked as a banking officer in Lexington and as a broadcaster.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 81 | 5 | 47 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 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 #229 card?
It is card #229 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Doug Flynn of the New York Mets.
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.