1979 Topps #451 Kansas City Royals / Whitey Herzog
Hall of Famers on the 1978 Kansas City Royals roster: George Brett and Whitey Herzog.
About this card
This is one of the 26 team cards, one for each club, and each also carries the club's manager - there are no separate manager cards in 1979.
The story on this card
Whitey Herzog's Royals won 92 games in 1978 and a third straight American League West title, with George Brett, a future Hall of Famer, in the lineup at Royals Stadium. October brought the same opponent as the two years before. Kansas City opened the American League Championship Series against the New York Yankees with games on October 3 and 4 at home, then moved to Yankee Stadium for October 6 and 7. The Yankees took the series three games to one, the third autumn running that Kansas City finished one round short of the World Series. Card #451 is the team card for Herzog's Royals.
An outfielder for four American League clubs from 1956 to 1963, Whitey Herzog became the Hall of Fame manager behind Whiteyball, winning three straight division titles in Kansas City and the 1982 World Series in St. Louis.
Sources: Wikipedia (1978 Kansas City Royals season) · Wikipedia (Whitey Herzog) · SABR BioProject · Baseball Almanac
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 110 | 0 | 23 | 55 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| SGC | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 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 #451 card?
It is card #451 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing the Kansas City Royals. This is one of the 26 team cards, one for each club, and each also carries the club's manager - there are no separate manager cards in 1979.
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.