1979 Topps #85 Gary Matthews
About Gary Matthews
Matthews played all 156 games in the outfield in 1979, his best overall season with the Braves. He collected 192 hits in 631 at-bats and scored 97 runs. He also stole 18 bases. His card is #85, issued with Atlanta.
Gary Matthews was an outfielder who played 16 seasons, 1972 to 1987, for the San Francisco Giants, Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs and Seattle Mariners. A first-round pick of the Giants in 1968, he was the 1973 National League Rookie of the Year after hitting .300 with 12 home runs. He signed a five-year, $1,875,000 contract with Atlanta in November 1976, one of the early free-agent deals, and in 1979 he made his lone All-Star team with a .304 average, 27 home runs and 90 RBI. The Phillies acquired him for Bob Walk in March 1981, and he was the MVP of the 1983 NLCS, going 6-for-14 with three home runs and eight RBI against Los Angeles. Traded to the Cubs in March 1984, he scored 101 runs for their division winners and homered twice in Game One of the NLCS. He finished with 2,011 hits, 234 home runs and 978 RBI. He later coached for the Cubs, Blue Jays and Brewers and was a Phillies broadcast analyst from 2007 to 2013.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 72 | 16 | 31 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 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 #85 card?
It is card #85 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Gary Matthews of the Atlanta Braves.
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.