1979 Topps #372 Lamar Johnson
About Lamar Johnson
Johnson collected 148 hits in 133 games in 1979 and batted .309 with 12 home runs and 74 RBI. He stole 8 bases and played first base in 94 of those games for the White Sox. Topps numbered his card #372.
Lamar Johnson was a right-handed first baseman who played nine seasons, 1974 to 1982, for the Chicago White Sox and, in his last year, the Texas Rangers. At 6 feet 2 and 215 pounds, he finished with a .287 average, 64 home runs and 381 RBI in 792 games. After retiring he spent decades as a hitting instructor and coach. He began with the Brewers' minors in 1988, managed the Stockton Ports in 1993 and 1994, and was Milwaukee's major league hitting coach from 1995 to 1998. Kansas City hired him in late 1998, he coached hitters for Seattle in 2003, and he worked in the Mets organization from 2005, serving as their big league hitting coach from May 26 to the end of 2014.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 139 | 28 | 83 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 3 | 0 | 2 | 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 #372 card?
It is card #372 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Lamar Johnson of the Chicago White Sox.
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.