1979 Topps #454 Len Randle
About Len Randle
The Mets released Randle in spring training 1979, though #454 still lists them. He signed with the Giants on May 12, went to Pittsburgh in the June 28 trade that sent Bill Madlock there, and was assigned to Triple-A Portland. The Yankees bought his contract on August 3, and as an outfielder he hit .179 with 3 RBI in 20 games.
Lenny Randle was a switch-hitting infielder and outfielder who played 12 major league seasons, 1971 to 1982, for the Senators/Rangers franchise, the Mets, the Yankees, the Cubs and the Mariners. He captained the baseball and football teams at Centennial High School in Compton, played second base on Arizona State's 1969 NCAA championship team, and was taken 10th overall by Washington in the secondary phase of the June 1970 draft. He finished with 1,016 hits, 27 home runs and 156 steals in 1,138 games. On May 27, 1981, in the Kingdome, he got down on his hands and knees and blew a slow roller by Amos Otis foul, but the umpires ruled the ball fair. In 1983 he became the first American major leaguer to play in Italy, where he won a batting title with a .477 average. MLB Network premiered a documentary on him in 2015, Lenny Randle: The Most Interesting Man in Baseball. He died in Murrieta, California, on December 29, 2024. Arizona State inducted him into its sports hall of fame.
Sources: Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 63 | 6 | 40 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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 #454 card?
It is card #454 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Len Randle of the New York Mets.
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.