1979 Topps #705 Indians Prospects - Alfredo Griffin / Tim Norrid / Dave Oliver
On this card: Alfredo Griffin, Tim Norrid, Dave Oliver
About this card
Cards #701-726 are the 26 three-player Prospects cards, one per club - AL clubs first, each league in alphabetical order by city - with black-and-white player photos on the front. A Prospects card is a rookie card for the players on it who had no earlier Topps flagship card. On #703, #705, #712, #718 and #723, one or two of the players never reached the major leagues.
The story on this card
Griffin appeared in 5 games for Cleveland in 1978 before a December trade sent him to Toronto. His 1979 Topps rookie card, #705, grouped him with Indians prospects Tim Norrid and Dave Oliver. He hit .287 with 179 hits in his first Blue Jays season and shared the American League Rookie of the Year award with Minnesota's John Castino. Alfredo Griffin traveled to the 1984 All-Star Game as Blue Jays teammate Damaso Garcia's guest. When Alan Trammell was injured, Griffin joined the American League roster and played shortstop in the sixth inning.
A .272 average, 10 home runs and 66 RBIs at Triple-A Portland in 1978 preceded Norrid's 1979 Topps rookie card. Indians Prospects #705 grouped him with Alfredo Griffin and Dave Oliver, all listed with Cleveland. Norrid played for the Tacoma Tugs in 1979, batting .268 in 135 games. Cleveland outfield prospect Tim Norrid hit .283 with 9 home runs and 73 RBIs for Double-A Jersey City in 1977. He made 115 appearances in the outfield that season.
Oliver was back in the Cleveland farm system when 1979 Topps issued the Indians' Prospects card, #705, and he stayed there through 1980. He shares it with Alfredo Griffin and Tim Norrid, and it is the rookie card of both of them. Oliver had already appeared in the 1978 set. Dave Oliver was a second baseman from Stockton, California, who played seven games for the 1977 Indians, then coached for the Rangers and Red Sox from 1987 to 1996, mostly at third base.
Sources: Wikipedia (Alfredo Griffin) · Wikipedia (Dave Oliver) · SABR BioProject · Stats Crew · BaseballCardPedia · Trading Card Database
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 212 | 47 | 118 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| SGC | 5 | 2 | 2 | 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 #705 card?
It is card #705 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Alfredo Griffin, Tim Norrid and Dave Oliver. Cards #701-726 are the 26 three-player Prospects cards, one per club - AL clubs first, each league in alphabetical order by city - with black-and-white player photos on the front. A Prospects card is a rookie card for the players on it who had no earlier Topps flagship card. On #703, #705, #712, #718 and #723, one or two of the players never reached the major leagues.
Is 1979 Topps #705 a rookie card?
Yes - #705 is the rookie card of Alfredo Griffin and Tim Norrid. Dave Oliver had already appeared on an earlier Topps card, so it is not his rookie card.
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.