1979 Topps #19 Larry Gura
About Larry Gura
Card #19 follows the 1978 season that moved him into the rotation: 16-4 with a 2.72 ERA over 221 2/3 innings. He also beat the Yankees in the 1978 ALCS with 6 1/3 innings of work, though New York took the series. In 1979 he went 13-12 with a 4.47 ERA.
Larry Gura was a left-handed pitcher from Joliet, Illinois, who worked 16 major league seasons for the Chicago Cubs (1970-73 and 1985), New York Yankees (1974-75) and Kansas City Royals (1976-85). At Arizona State he won national championships and went 19-2 in 1969, the winningest season by a pitcher in college history, and the Cubs drafted him in the second round that June. He finished 126-97 with a 3.76 ERA, 16 shutouts and 14 saves. With Kansas City he won in double figures seven straight years from 1978 to 1984, 99 victories in all, and went 11-6 against his former Yankees in the regular season. His best year was 1980, when he was 18-10 with a 2.95 ERA, made the American League All-Star team and started Games 2 and 5 of the World Series. The Royals named him their pitcher of the year twice. Joliet inducted him into its inaugural hall of fame.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 166 | 34 | 93 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 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 #19 card?
It is card #19 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Larry Gura of the Kansas City Royals.
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.