1979 Topps #515 Enos Cabell
About Enos Cabell
In 1979 Cabell split his time between positions, playing 132 games at third base and 51 at first for the Astros. He hit .272 with 164 hits and 6 home runs. He had 67 RBI and 37 stolen bases. He scored 60 runs, down from 92 in 1978. His 1979 Topps card, #515, shows him with the Astros.
Enos Cabell was a 6-foot-4 right-handed third baseman and first baseman who played 15 major league seasons, from 1972 to 1986, and was Houston's regular third baseman in the late 1970s. Baltimore signed him as an amateur free agent in 1968, and he reached the Orioles in September 1972. On December 3, 1974 he went to Houston with Rob Andrews for Lee May and Jay Schlueter. He hit .295 with 195 hits in 1978, the year the Baseball Writers' Association of America named him the club's most valuable player, and stole 42 bases in 1977. He was on the 1980 Astros, the franchise's first National League West champions. San Francisco acquired him for Bob Knepper and Chris Bourjos in December 1980; later stops were Detroit, where he hit .311 in 1983, a return to Houston, and the Dodgers. His career line was .277 with 1,647 hits in 1,688 games. He stole 238 bases. He later worked as a special assistant to the Astros general manager.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 69 | 11 | 35 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 1 | 0 | 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 #515 card?
It is card #515 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Enos Cabell of the Houston Astros.
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.