1979 Topps #171 Gene Clines
About Gene Clines
Clines made 10 appearances for the 1979 Cubs, collecting 2 hits in 10 at-bats, and his last game was May 8. Chicago released him that month, and he stayed with the club as a coach through 1981. His 1979 Topps #171 shows him with Chicago.
Gene Clines was a right-handed outfielder with speed and a good glove who spent ten seasons in the majors, 1970 through 1979, with the Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Mets, Texas Rangers and Chicago Cubs. Pittsburgh took him in the sixth round of the 1966 draft, and he arrived as a reserve who hit .405 in 31 games in 1970. He belonged to the Pirates teams that won four National League East titles in five years and the 1971 World Series. Pittsburgh traded him to the Mets for Duffy Dyer in October 1974; the Mets sent him to Texas for Joe Lovitto, and the Rangers passed him to the Cubs as the player to be named later in the Darold Knowles deal. He finished with a .277 average, 5 home runs and 71 stolen bases in 870 games. A coaching career followed, with the Cubs, Astros, Mariners, Brewers and Giants, where he was hitting coach from 1997, and later the Dodgers as an instructor and adviser. He died in Bradenton, Florida, on January 27, 2022.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 76 | 5 | 41 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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 #171 card?
It is card #171 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Gene Clines of the Chicago Cubs.
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.