1979 Topps #695 Keith Hernandez
About Keith Hernandez
Hernandez led the National League in 1979 with 48 doubles and 116 runs. He added 210 hits and 105 RBI for a third-place Cardinals club that finished 86-76. He played in his first All-Star Game, and the MVP vote ended with two players on identical points, the first and only time that happened. Topps issued his Cardinals card as #695.
Keith Hernandez was a left-handed first baseman who played 17 seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Mets and Cleveland Indians, finishing with a .296 average, 162 home runs and 2,182 hits. He won 11 consecutive Gold Gloves from 1978 to 1988, the most by any first baseman, and charged so aggressively on bunts that opponents sometimes avoided bunting against him. He shared the 1979 National League MVP award with Willie Stargell after hitting .344, and he won World Series rings with the 1982 Cardinals and the 1986 Mets. A 42nd-round draft pick in 1971 out of the College of San Mateo, he reached St. Louis in August 1974. The Cardinals traded him to the Mets on June 15, 1983, for Neil Allen and Rick Ownbey, and in 1987 he became the first team captain in Mets history. He was a five-time All-Star. After retiring in 1990 he appeared on Seinfeld and has been a Mets television analyst since 2006. The Mets retired his number 17 in 2022.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 332 | 13 | 128 | 100 | 41 | 23 | 15 | 12 | 0 |
| SGC | 26 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 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 #695 card?
It is card #695 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Keith Hernandez 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.
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