1979 Topps #93 Phil Mankowski
About Phil Mankowski
Playing time dropped in 1979 to 42 games, 36 of them at third base. He hit .222 with 8 RBI in 99 at-bats. His card #93 shows him with the Tigers. Detroit sent him and Jerry Morales to the Mets for Richie Hebner on October 31, 1979, ending his Tigers years.
Phil Mankowski was a left-handed-hitting third baseman who played six major league seasons, four with the Detroit Tigers and two brief ones with the New York Mets. A Buffalo native, he came from a baseball family: his father Ben played in the Brooklyn Dodgers farm system in the early 1940s and his brother Paul was in the Twins system from 1965 to 1969. Detroit drafted him in the ninth round in 1970, at age 17, after four years of varsity ball at Bishop Turner High School. With Aurelio Rodriguez at third base in Detroit, he spent six years in the minors before his 1976 debut. He appeared in 21 games for the Mets in 1980 and 1982 and finished at .264 with 8 home runs in 269 games. He played Hank Benz in the 1984 film The Natural, and began studying classical piano during his 1982 stint with the Mets.
Sources: Wikipedia · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 54 | 3 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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.
Find this card
Search T206 Cards Shop 1979 Topps cards Live auctions Buy It Now on eBay Sold prices
As an eBay Partner Network affiliate, T206Cards.com may earn from qualifying purchases.
Related cards
Team card: #66 Detroit Tigers / Les Moss
More Detroit Tigers cards:
- #4 1978 Stolen Base Leaders
- #33 Dave Rozema
- #80 Jason Thompson
- #123 Lou Whitaker
- #151 John Hiller
- #176 Aurelio Rodriguez
- #196 Steve Kemp
- #217 Steve Dillard
- #231 Johnny Wockenfuss
- #251 Jack Morris
- #272 Tim Corcoran
- #288 Milt Wilcox
- #316 Milt May
- #343 Ed Glynn
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1979 Topps #93 card?
It is card #93 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Phil Mankowski of the Detroit Tigers.
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.