1979 Topps #701 Orioles Prospects - Mark Corey / John Flinn / Sammy Stewart
On this card: Mark Corey, John Flinn, Sammy Stewart
About this card
Cards #701-726 are the 26 three-player Prospects cards, one per club - AL clubs first, each league in alphabetical order by city - with black-and-white player photos on the front. A Prospects card is a rookie card for the players on it who had no earlier Topps flagship card. On #703, #705, #712, #718 and #723, one or two of the players never reached the major leagues.
The story on this card
With Triple-A Rochester in 1978, Corey batted .324 in 74 games. His rookie card, 1979 Topps #701, placed him in the Orioles Prospects trio with John Flinn and Sammy Stewart, all listed with Baltimore. He reached the majors in September 1979 and collected 2 hits in 13 games. Baltimore outfielder Mark Corey hit his only major-league home run on July 14, 1980, a two-run shot off Kansas City's Paul Splittorff. He collected 10 hits in 36 games that season.
Flinn went 6-6 with a 2.70 ERA in 100 innings for Triple-A Rochester in 1979. He also made 4 scoreless relief appearances for Baltimore, totaling 2 2/3 innings. His 1979 Topps rookie card, Orioles Prospects #701, grouped him with fellow Orioles Mark Corey and Sammy Stewart. Orioles pitcher John Flinn ended his major-league debut with one pitch on May 6, 1978. Dan Ford grounded into an inning-ending double play in the ninth at Memorial Stadium.
Stewart struck out 7 consecutive White Sox batters in his September 1, 1978 debut, setting a major-league debut record in Baltimore's 9-3 win. His 1979 Topps cards are Record Breakers #206 and Orioles Prospects #701. The latter was his rookie card, shared with fellow Orioles prospects Mark Corey and John Flinn. Stewart went 8-5 with a 3.52 ERA for the Orioles in 1979. With Baltimore tied 3-3 against Milwaukee in the next-to-last game of 1982, Sammy Stewart pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings in relief. The Orioles won 11-3 and tied the Brewers for first place in the AL East.
Sources: Wikipedia (Mark Corey (outfielder)) · Wikipedia (John Flinn) · Wikipedia (Sammy Stewart) · SABR BioProject (John Flinn) · SABR BioProject (Sammy Stewart) · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 127 | 18 | 72 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 6 | 2 | 4 | 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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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1979 Topps #701 card?
It is card #701 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Mark Corey, John Flinn and Sammy Stewart. Cards #701-726 are the 26 three-player Prospects cards, one per club - AL clubs first, each league in alphabetical order by city - with black-and-white player photos on the front. A Prospects card is a rookie card for the players on it who had no earlier Topps flagship card. On #703, #705, #712, #718 and #723, one or two of the players never reached the major leagues.
Is 1979 Topps #701 a rookie card?
Yes - #701 is a rookie card for every player pictured on it: Mark Corey, John Flinn and Sammy Stewart.
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.