1979 Topps #471 Joaquin Andujar
About Joaquin Andujar
Used as a swingman in 1979, Andujar went 12-12 with a 3.43 ERA and four saves in 46 games. Moved into the rotation, he won four straight complete games, took Pitcher of the Month for June and made his second All-Star team. On August 14 he beat Montreal 2-1 with an inside-the-park homer. Topps #471 shows him with Houston.
Joaquin Andujar was a Dominican right-hander who pitched 13 seasons for the Houston Astros, St. Louis Cardinals and Oakland Athletics and finished 127-118 with a 3.58 ERA. A four-time All-Star, he peaked in St. Louis, where he went 15-10 with a 2.47 ERA in 1982, then won 20 games in 1984 and 21 in 1985. He won the 1984 Gold Glove at pitcher and led the National League that year in wins, innings (261.1) and shutouts (four). He started two games of the 1982 World Series against Milwaukee and won both, the first Dominican starter to win a World Series game. His 1985 Series ended in an ejection for arguing with umpire Don Denkinger in Game 7 and a clubhouse bathroom he wrecked with a bat. Cincinnati signed him out of San Pedro de Macoris in 1969 and traded him to Houston after the 1975 season. He was inducted into the Caribbean Baseball Hall of Fame in 2012 and died in San Pedro de Macoris in 2015.
Sources: SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 52 | 7 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 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 #471 card?
It is card #471 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Joaquin Andujar of the Houston Astros.
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.