1979 Topps #41 Minnesota Twins / Gene Mauch
Hall of Famers on the 1978 Minnesota Twins roster: Rod Carew.
About this card
This is one of the 26 team cards, one for each club, and each also carries the club's manager - there are no separate manager cards in 1979.
The story on this card
Minnesota went 73-89 in 1978 and finished fourth in the American League West, with Metropolitan Stadium drawing 787,878, the second-lowest total in the league. Rod Carew, the club's only All-Star, won his seventh batting title at .333 and hit a pair of triples in the All-Star Game at San Diego. Roy Smalley hit 19 home runs, Dan Ford drove in 82, and Mike Cubbage hit for the cycle on July 27. Mike Marshall, signed in May, posted 21 saves, and Dave Goltz won 15 games. Topps #41 pairs the Twins with manager Gene Mauch.
Gene Mauch played for six major league clubs before managing the Phillies, Expos, Twins and Angels over 26 seasons. His teams emphasized bunting, advancing runners, speed and defense, and he finished with 1,902 managerial wins.
Sources: Wikipedia (1978 Minnesota Twins season) · Wikipedia (Gene Mauch) · SABR BioProject · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 89 | 19 | 42 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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 #41 card?
It is card #41 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing the Minnesota Twins. This is one of the 26 team cards, one for each club, and each also carries the club's manager - there are no separate manager cards in 1979.
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.