1979 Topps #420 Ken Griffey
About Ken Griffey
Griffey played 158 games in 1978, 154 of them in the outfield, and batted .288. He collected 177 hits and scored 90 runs. He also drove in 63 runs and stole 23 bases. His #420 card for the Reds followed that season.
Ken Griffey Sr. was a left-handed outfielder who played 19 major league seasons, 1973 to 1991, and was a member of the Cincinnati Reds' Big Red Machine. Cincinnati drafted him in the 29th round in 1969 out of Donora, Pennsylvania, where football was his strongest sport. He debuted August 25, 1973, hit over .300 in five seasons for the Reds, and won two World Series with them in 1975 and 1976. He was a three-time All-Star and the MVP of the 1980 All-Star Game. Traded to the Yankees in November 1981, he later played for the Braves and returned to the Reds before finishing with the Seattle Mariners. There in 1990 he and his son Ken Griffey Jr. became the first father and son to be teammates in the majors. He retired after the 1991 season with a .296 average, 152 home runs and 859 RBI, and entered the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame in 2004.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 171 | 26 | 62 | 46 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| SGC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 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 #420 card?
It is card #420 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Ken Griffey of the Cincinnati Reds.
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.