1979 Topps #59 John Denny
About John Denny
Card #59 comes from Denny's last season in St. Louis, when he went 8-11 with a 4.85 ERA in 31 starts. On December 7, 1979, St. Louis sent him and Jerry Mumphrey to Cleveland for Bobby Bonds. He spent the next three seasons with the Indians, a stretch that included three straight shutouts in 1981.
John Denny was a right-handed starting pitcher who won the 1983 National League Cy Young Award with the Philadelphia Phillies. He pitched 13 seasons, 1974 to 1986, for the St. Louis Cardinals, Cleveland Indians, Phillies and Cincinnati Reds, and went 123-108 with a 3.59 ERA and 1,146 strikeouts. The Cardinals drafted him out of Prescott, Arizona in the 29th round in 1970. Cleveland traded him to Philadelphia on September 12, 1982, and in 1983 he went 19-6 with a 2.37 ERA, leading the league in wins and winning percentage and taking 20 of 24 first-place Cy Young votes. He won Game 1 of the World Series against Baltimore 2-1, allowing one run in 7 2/3 innings. Arm, hamstring and back injuries interrupted much of his career. After retiring he coached pitchers and worked with injured players in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization from 2000 to 2004.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 183 | 40 | 92 | 39 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 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 #59 card?
It is card #59 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing John Denny 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.
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.