1979 Topps #364 Gene Richards
About Gene Richards
The Padres fell to 68-93 in 1979, and Richards batted .279 with 24 steals after Roger Craig required him to wait for the steal sign. Off the field he married Yvette Shepard on October 20 and returned to South Carolina State to finish his degree. Card #364 is his Padres issue.
Gene Richards was a left-handed outfielder who played eight major league seasons, seven with the San Diego Padres and a last one with the San Francisco Giants in 1984. The Padres made him the first overall pick of the January 1975 draft after South Carolina State dropped its baseball program, the first time a player from a historically black college went first. At Class A Reno he hit .381 with 85 stolen bases and was named California League MVP, then led the Pacific Coast League with 173 hits for Triple-A Hawaii in 1976. In 1980 he set career highs of 158 games, 642 at-bats and 193 hits. He also batted .301, stole 61 bases and led National League outfielders with 19 assists. He finished with a .290 average and 247 stolen bases. With the Padres he held the career marks for triples (63) and steals (242) until Tony Gwynn passed him.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 84 | 5 | 25 | 37 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| SGC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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 #364 card?
It is card #364 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Gene Richards of the San Diego Padres.
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.