1979 Topps #579 Greg Gross
About Greg Gross
The 1979 card, #579, carries Chicago Cubs team lettering, but Gross had been traded to Philadelphia on February 23, with Manny Trillo and Dave Rader, for Jerry Martin, Barry Foote, Ted Sizemore, Derek Botelho and Henry Mack. In his first Phillies season he hit .333 in 111 games, with 58 hits in 174 at-bats.
Greg Gross was a left-handed-hitting outfielder and pinch hitter who played from 1973 to 1989 for Houston, the Chicago Cubs and, for most of his career, the Philadelphia Phillies. The Astros drafted him out of Red Land High School in the fourth round in 1970. He batted .314 as Houston's rookie right fielder and leadoff man in 1974, and The Sporting News named him its National League Rookie Player of the Year. Over 1,809 games he hit .287 and struck out only 250 times in 3,745 at-bats. With Philadelphia he became a specialist off the bench, led the league with 19 pinch hits in 1982, and went 3-for-4 in pinch roles in the 1980 NLCS on the way to the Phillies' championship. He holds the Phillies record for career pinch hits with 117. He later coached in the Rockies and Phillies systems, served as Phillies hitting coach, and managed the Reno Aces.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 74 | 22 | 36 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 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 #579 card?
It is card #579 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Greg Gross 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.