1979 Topps #82 New York Mets / Joe Torre
Hall of Famers on the 1978 New York Mets roster: Joe Torre.
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
The 1978 Mets went 66-96 under Joe Torre and finished sixth in the National League East, 24 games behind the Phillies. A crowd of 11,736 came to the opener at Shea, and Jerry Koosman, the Opening Day winner, won two more games the rest of the season against 15 losses. Pat Zachry went 10-4 and was the club's lone All-Star, but he broke his left foot kicking a dugout step on July 24, the day Pete Rose extended his hitting streak to 37 games at Shea. Craig Swan took over as ace and led the league with a 2.43 ERA, and John Stearns set a National League record for catchers with 25 stolen bases. Card #82 in the 1979 Topps set is the Mets team card with Torre.
Joe Torre was a nine-time All-Star catcher and infielder who won the 1971 National League MVP award with St. Louis, then managed the Yankees to four World Series titles. He entered the Hall of Fame in 2014.
Sources: Wikipedia (1978 New York Mets season) · Wikipedia (Joe Torre) · SABR BioProject · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 171 | 2 | 37 | 54 | 37 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 0 |
| SGC | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 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 #82 card?
It is card #82 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing the New York Mets. 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.