1979 Topps #273 Jerry Terrell
About Jerry Terrell
Terrell hit .300 in 1979, going 12 for 40 with one home run. On August 20 at Royals Stadium he also pitched, coming on in the ninth with the Yankees ahead 16-4 and retiring them on three pitches. He is with the Royals on card #273.
Jerry Terrell was a utility infielder who spent eight seasons in the American League, five with the Minnesota Twins and three with the Kansas City Royals, covering shortstop, second base and third base. The Twins took him in the 18th round of the 1968 draft after he attended Minnesota State University, Mankato, and he lost the 1969 season to military service during the Vietnam War. He reached the majors in 1973 and finished with 657 games, 412 hits and a .253 average. In 1980, his last season, he played 23 games for the American League champion Royals and was the only one of 970 major leaguers to vote against a players' strike. He afterward scouted for the Royals and Twins as well as the Montreal Expos.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 118 | 0 | 9 | 43 | 27 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 0 |
| SGC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 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 #273 card?
It is card #273 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jerry Terrell of the Kansas City Royals.
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.