1979 Topps #466 Mark Littell
About Mark Littell
Littell is shown with the Cardinals on #466 in 1979. That season he went 9-4 with a 2.19 ERA and 13 saves. He made 63 relief appearances, pitched 82 1/3 innings and struck out 67. Elbow trouble followed, and he opened both 1980 and 1981 on the disabled list for bone spur surgery.
Mark Littell was a right-handed relief pitcher for the Kansas City Royals and St. Louis Cardinals. He grew up on a cotton and soybean farm near Wardell, Missouri. The Royals took him in the 12th round of the 1971 draft, and he reached the majors as a starter in 1973. In May 1976 manager Whitey Herzog made him the closer, and the Royals won the American League West. He allowed Chris Chambliss's walk-off home run that ended the 1976 ALCS. He finished his career with St. Louis, where elbow bone spurs forced his retirement in 1982 with a 32-31 record, a 3.32 ERA and 56 saves. He coached in the minor leagues for years, wrote three books, invented a protective cup called the Nutty Buddy, and entered the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 2016.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 49 | 6 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1979 Topps #466 card?
It is card #466 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Mark Littell 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.