1979 Topps #542 Rick Bosetti
About Rick Bosetti
Bosetti played all 162 games for Toronto in 1979, every one of them in the outfield. He hit .260 with 8 home runs and 65 RBI. He led American League outfielders in putouts, assists and errors. Topps #542 shows him with the Blue Jays.
Rick Bosetti was a right-handed outfielder who played seven seasons in the majors, for the Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Toronto Blue Jays and Oakland Athletics. The Phillies drafted him in the seventh round in 1973 out of Shasta College, and he debuted on September 9, 1976. In Toronto he became one of the early Blue Jays' most popular players, partly because he was the only member of the team who lived in the city year-round. He was teammates with pitcher Tom Underwood on all four of his clubs. He reached the 1981 postseason with Oakland and was released by the Athletics on September 6, 1982. Afterward he returned to Redding, California, where he went into local business and politics. He was elected to the Redding City Council in 2006, served as mayor, and ran for the California State Assembly in 2012, losing to Brian Dahle by about 2-1. He also coached the Simpson University baseball team and became general manager of the Redding Colt 45s collegiate team.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 113 | 15 | 65 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 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 #542 card?
It is card #542 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Rick Bosetti of the Toronto Blue Jays.
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.