1979 Topps #559 Greg Pryor
About Greg Pryor
Pryor's 1979 Topps rookie card, #559, listed him with the Chicago White Sox after an 82-game season in which he hit .261. He became Chicago's principal shortstop in 1979, playing 119 games there and batting .275 with 131 hits overall.
Greg Pryor played shortstop, second base and third base during 10 major-league seasons with Texas, the White Sox and Kansas City. He graduated from Florida Southern College in 1971, the same year Washington selected him in the sixth round of the draft. A February 1977 trade sent him and Brian Doyle from Texas to the Yankees for Sandy Alomar. Marvin Miller later alerted him to his free-agency rights, and Pryor joined the White Sox for 1978. In 1984, he played 123 games for Kansas City's division winners while filling in for George Brett and Frank White. He earned a World Series ring with the Royals in 1985.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 50 | 3 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 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 #559 card?
It is card #559 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Greg Pryor of the Chicago White Sox.
Is 1979 Topps #559 a rookie card?
Yes - #559 is the 1979 Topps rookie card of Greg Pryor.
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.