1979 Topps #32 Jerry Mumphrey
About Jerry Mumphrey
A separated shoulder, suffered diving for a fly ball in an exhibition game, kept Mumphrey out of the lineup until the Cardinals' eleventh game of 1979 and left him in another platoon. He still hit .295 in 124 games, with 339 at-bats, the fewest since his 1975 call-up. On August 10 he went 5-for-9 in a doubleheader against the Cubs, including an inside-the-park home run. He asked for a trade and went to Cleveland on December 7 with John Denny for Bobby Bonds. His Cardinals card is #32.
Jerry Mumphrey was a switch-hitting outfielder who played 15 major league seasons, 1974 to 1988, for the Cardinals, Padres, Yankees, Astros and Cubs. A fourth-round pick from Chapel Hill High School in Tyler, Texas, in 1971, he stole 22 bases as a 1976 rookie and spent three more years in St. Louis in a crowded outfield, mostly as a part-timer. In 1980 he hit .298 with 52 steals for San Diego, one of three Padres with 50 or more that year alongside Gene Richards and Ozzie Smith, the first such trio on one major league club. He hit .307 for the 1981 Yankees, who reached the World Series, and .300 in 1982. Houston acquired him for Omar Moreno in August 1983, and he was the Astros' lone All-Star in 1984 with 83 RBI. With the Cubs from 1986 he worked as a fourth outfielder and batted .333 with 13 home runs in 1987. He retired after 1988 with a .289 career average and 174 stolen bases.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 70 | 2 | 29 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| SGC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 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 #32 card?
It is card #32 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jerry Mumphrey of the St. Louis Cardinals.
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.
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