1979 Topps #344 Jerry Royster
About Jerry Royster
Royster played 154 games for the Braves in 1979, splitting time between third base (80) and second base (77). He hit .273 with 164 hits and 3 home runs. He drove in 51 runs, scored 103 and stole 35 bases. His Braves card is #344.
Jerry Royster was an infielder and outfielder who played 16 seasons in the majors between 1973 and 1988, mostly at third base and second base. The Dodgers signed him in 1970 at age 17 and called him up in 1973. He went to Atlanta on November 17, 1975, in the trade that sent Dusty Baker and Ed Goodson to Los Angeles, and he spent nine years with the Braves. He later played for San Diego, the White Sox and the Yankees, returned to Atlanta in 1988, and retired with a .249 average and 40 home runs. His one postseason series was the 1982 NLCS, which St. Louis swept. As a coach he served the Rockies, Brewers and Red Sox, and he took over the Brewers 15 games into the 2002 season after Davey Lopes was fired, going 53-94 before his own dismissal. Late in 2007 he was signed to manage the Lotte Giants in Busan, South Korea; he is the first non-Korean to manage a KBO team and received honorary Busan citizenship in 2008.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 82 | 0 | 22 | 38 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| SGC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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 #344 card?
It is card #344 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jerry Royster of the Atlanta Braves.
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.