1979 Topps #209 Reggie Cleveland
About Reggie Cleveland
Topps #209 listed Cleveland with Texas in 1979, but the Rangers had traded him to Milwaukee on December 15, 1978, for Ed Farmer, Gary Holle and cash. He made 29 appearances for the Brewers, one of them a start. He finished 1-5 with a 6.71 ERA in 55 innings.
Reggie Cleveland was a right-handed pitcher from Swift Current, Saskatchewan, raised in Cold Lake, Alberta, who worked 13 major league seasons (1969-81) for the St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers and Milwaukee Brewers. He signed with St. Louis in 1966 and took The Sporting News National League Rookie Pitcher of the Year award in 1971, his first full season. He made 27 starts for Boston in 1974 and later saved 4 games in each of 1979 and 1980 with Milwaukee. His only postseason came with the 1975 pennant-winning Red Sox, when he started Game 2 of the ALCS and Game 5 of the World Series. He finished with 105 wins, 106 losses and a 4.01 ERA in 428 games. He totaled 930 strikeouts, 12 shutouts and 25 saves. Cleveland was elected to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 1986 and later served as a pitching coach in the Toronto Blue Jays organization.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 73 | 2 | 31 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 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 #209 card?
It is card #209 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Reggie Cleveland of the Texas Rangers.
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.