1979 Topps #236 Jim Dwyer
About Jim Dwyer
The Cardinals sent Dwyer to San Francisco on June 15, 1978, as the player to be named later for Frank Riccelli. He hit .225 with five homers in 73 games for the Giants, then earned MVP honors in the Puerto Rican league that winter, topping it with 15 home runs. Boston bought him on March 15, 1979. Card #236 lists the San Francisco Giants.
Jim Dwyer was a left-handed-hitting outfielder and first baseman who lasted 18 seasons, 1973 to 1990, with the Cardinals, Expos, Mets, Giants, Red Sox, Orioles and Twins. He hit .260 with 77 home runs in 1,328 games. His best years came in Baltimore, where he platooned under Earl Weaver, hit a franchise-record nine pinch-hit home runs, and set a career high with 15 homers in 1987. In Game 1 of the 1983 World Series he homered off John Denny in his first Series at-bat, the Orioles' only run in a 2-1 loss. Baltimore won the Series in five games. Before that he piled up Triple-A numbers, winning American Association batting titles in 1973 with Tulsa and 1977 with Wichita. A Southern Illinois University product from the Chicago suburbs, he was picked by St. Louis in 1971, spent winters in Puerto Rico, and coached in the Twins system until 2016. In spring 1979 the press nicknamed him Pig Pen for his pulled-down cap and dirty uniform.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 57 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| SGC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 #236 card?
It is card #236 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jim Dwyer of the San Francisco Giants.
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.