1979 Topps #607 Omar Moreno
About Omar Moreno
Moreno hit .282 with 196 hits in 1979 and stole 77 bases. In the World Series he collected 11 hits, six of them in the last two games as Pittsburgh came back from a 3-1 deficit against Baltimore, and he caught the final out of Game 7. Card #4 pairs him with Detroit's Ron LeFlore in the League Leaders subset, and a second card, #607, shows him with the Pirates.
Omar Moreno was a left-handed center fielder from Panama and the leadoff man for the Pittsburgh Pirates' 1979 World Series champions. Pirates scout Howie Haak noticed his speed when he was 15, and he reached Pittsburgh in September 1975. He was the regular center fielder from 1977, led the majors in steals in 1978 and the National League in 1979, and in 1980 stole 96, a Pirates record and one short of Ron LeFlore's 97. He played all 162 games in both 1979 and 1980 and led the league in at bats each year. He was named to The Sporting News All-Star team in 1979. He signed with Houston after 1982, was traded to the Yankees in 1983 for Jerry Mumphrey, played briefly for Kansas City in 1985, and finished with Atlanta in 1986. He retired with 487 stolen bases and later managed Panama at the 2003 Baseball World Cup.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 149 | 25 | 73 | 36 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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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Related cards
More Omar Moreno in this set: #4 League Leaders
Team card: #244 Pittsburgh Pirates / Chuck Tanner
More Pittsburgh Pirates cards:
- #1 1978 Batting Leaders
- #4 1978 Stolen Base Leaders
- #28 Steve Brye
- #55 Willie Stargell
- #70 John Candelaria
- #92 Jim Bibby
- #117 Grant Jackson
- #147 Dave Hamilton
- #165 Frank Taveras
- #189 Eddie Whitson
- #208 Clarence Gaston
- #223 Kent Tekulve
- #264 Don Robinson
- #286 Duffy Dyer
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1979 Topps #607 card?
It is card #607 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Omar Moreno of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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.