1979 Topps #629 Gene Garber
About Gene Garber
Garber went 6-16 with a 4.33 ERA in 68 appearances for Atlanta in 1979, and his 16 losses were an unusually high total for a closer. He saved 25 games, worked 106 innings and struck out 56. His 1979 Topps card, #629, shows him in a Braves uniform.
Gene Garber was a sidearm relief pitcher who worked 19 seasons, 1969 to 1988, for the Pirates, Royals, Phillies and Braves. He went 96-113 with a 3.34 ERA and 218 saves, and his 931 appearances ranked fifth in major league history when he retired. His best pitch was a change-up thrown with a herky-jerky delivery in which he turned his back to the batter. Pittsburgh drafted him in the 20th round in 1965, and he was the International League Pitcher of the Year in 1972 with a 14-3 record at Charleston. In 1982 he saved a career-high 30 games for Atlanta and finished seventh in the National League Cy Young voting. His 141 saves for the Braves ranked third in club history in 2020. A graduate of Elizabethtown College, he farms in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 70 | 1 | 27 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 #629 card?
It is card #629 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Gene Garber 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.