1979 Topps #498 Rich Chiles
About Rich Chiles
Chiles's last big league season, 1978, produced 53 hits and a .268 average in 198 at-bats for the Twins. He added 1 home run, 22 RBI and a stolen base. He played the outfield in 61 of his 87 games, and his final game came on September 30. The Twins issue of him in 1979 Topps is #498.
Rich Chiles was a left-handed-hitting outfielder from Sacramento, California, raised in Winters, who played six major league seasons between 1971 and 1978. The Houston Astros took him in the second round of the 1968 draft out of Winters High School. He played for Houston in 1971 and 1972, went to the New York Mets that November in the trade that sent Tommie Agee to Houston, returned to the Astros briefly in 1976, and played two seasons with the Minnesota Twins in 1977 and 1978. He hit .254 with 6 home runs and 76 RBI in 284 games. He is a cousin of Hall of Famer George Kelly.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 67 | 0 | 28 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 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.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1979 Topps #498 card?
It is card #498 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Rich Chiles of the Minnesota Twins.
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.