1979 Topps #84 Greg Minton
About Greg Minton
Minton threw 79 2/3 innings in 1979, all in relief across 46 appearances. He finished 4-3 with a 1.81 ERA and four saves. He struck out 33 and went hitless in four at bats. Card #84 shows him with the Giants.
Greg Minton was a right-handed reliever who pitched 16 seasons, 1975 to 1990, for the San Francisco Giants and California Angels, going 59-65 with a 3.10 ERA and 150 saves. An injury in 1979 led him to shorten his stride in place of a high leg kick to take pressure off his knee, and the new delivery produced a 92-mph sinker that hitters could not drive. He went 269 1/3 innings without allowing a home run until John Stearns connected on May 2, 1982. That season he went 10-4 with a 1.83 ERA and 30 saves, made his only All-Star team and finished sixth in National League Cy Young voting. On August 14, 1986, he gave up Pete Rose's record 4,256th hit. He moved to the Angels in 1987 and made 62 appearances in 1989. Elbow trouble ended his career in 1990, and he later coached pitchers in the Angels organization and managed the independent Lubbock Crickets. A native of Lubbock, he was called Moon Man.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 59 | 10 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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 #84 card?
It is card #84 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Greg Minton of the San Francisco Giants.
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.