1979 Topps #665 Lou Brock
About Lou Brock
Brock batted .221 in 92 games for St. Louis in 1978, then regained his starting left-field job after hitting .345 in spring training in 1979. Topps issued his regular Cardinals card as #665 and its All-Time Record Holders card for stolen bases as #415. That May he hit .433 and won National League Player of the Month.
Lou Brock collected 3,023 hits and stole 938 bases in 19 major league seasons with the Cubs and Cardinals. He signed with Chicago in 1960 after playing at Southern University, then spent most of his career as St. Louis' left fielder. His preparation included filming opposing pitchers with an 8-mm camera, which he bought in late 1964 to study their pickoff moves. A six-time All-Star, Brock won eight National League stolen-base titles and finished with a .293 batting average and 1,610 runs. He helped St. Louis win the 1964 and 1967 World Series, and over three Series, including 1968, he batted .391 and stole a record 14 bases. His 3,000th hit came against his former club on August 13, 1979, a line drive off Cubs pitcher Dennis Lamp. He retired after that season, and the Cardinals retired his number 20. Brock was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1985 on his first ballot. His career stolen-base total remained the major league record until Rickey Henderson passed it in 1991.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 826 | 16 | 215 | 317 | 98 | 73 | 41 | 60 | 6 |
| SGC | 92 | 0 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 1 |
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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More Lou Brock in this set: #415 All-Time Record Holders
Team card: #192 St. Louis Cardinals / Ken Boyer
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1979 Topps #665 card?
It is card #665 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Lou Brock of the St. Louis Cardinals.
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.