1979 Topps #303 Lary Sorensen
About Lary Sorensen
An 18-12 season with a 3.21 ERA preceded Sorensen's Brewers card, 1979 Topps #303. He completed 17 games in 1978 and made the American League All-Star team. In the All-Star Game, he pitched 3 innings, retiring 9 consecutive batters after Larry Bowa's single.
Lary Sorensen was a right-handed pitcher for seven major league clubs, beginning with Milwaukee and later playing for St. Louis, Cleveland, Oakland, the Cubs, Montreal and San Francisco. He attended the University of Michigan and pitched for the Falmouth Commodores in the Cape Cod League in 1975. Milwaukee drafted him in the eighth round in 1976. His parents spelled his first name with one R to give him a four-letter name like his siblings. Over 11 major league seasons, Sorensen won 93 games, threw 69 complete games and pitched 1,736 1/3 innings. His final major league appearances came with the Giants in 1988.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 91 | 10 | 44 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 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 #303 card?
It is card #303 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Lary Sorensen of the Milwaukee Brewers.
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.