1979 Topps #244 Pittsburgh Pirates / Chuck Tanner
Hall of Famers on the 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates roster: Bert Blyleven, Dave Parker and Willie Stargell.
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
Chuck Tanner's Pirates went 88-73 in 1978 and finished second in the National League East, a game and a half behind a Phillies club that won 90. Pittsburgh went 18-12 in August and 21-9 in September, with 17 of those 21 wins at Three Rivers Stadium. Dave Parker hit .334 with 30 home runs and 117 RBI. Willie Stargell hit 28 home runs in 122 games, was named an All-Star Game reserve and received the Hutch Award. Kent Tekulve saved 31 games with a 2.33 ERA, and Bert Blyleven, acquired in a December 1977 four-team trade, went 14-10 with a 3.03 ERA. Card #244 pairs the club with Tanner.
Chuck Tanner homered on his first big-league pitch in 1955, hit .261 as an outfielder and pinch-hitter, then managed the White Sox, Athletics, Pirates and Braves, winning the 1979 World Series with Pittsburgh.
Sources: Wikipedia (1978 Pittsburgh Pirates season) · Wikipedia (Chuck Tanner) · SABR BioProject
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 216 | 3 | 56 | 67 | 37 | 32 | 16 | 5 | 0 |
| SGC | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 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 #244 card?
It is card #244 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing the Pittsburgh Pirates. 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.