1979 Topps #152 Rick Cerone
About Rick Cerone
With Ashby gone, Cerone became the full-time Toronto catcher in 1979 and played 136 games, hitting .239 with seven home runs. His 61 RBI were fourth on the club, and he threw out 41 percent of runners trying to steal. He hit .261 in the second half, and card #152 shows him with Toronto.
Rick Cerone was a catcher who played 18 major league seasons, 1975 to 1992, for the Indians, Blue Jays, Yankees, Braves, Brewers, Red Sox, Mets and Expos, batting .245 with 59 home runs in 1,329 games. A Newark native and Seton Hall star, he was the seventh overall pick of the 1975 draft by Cleveland. Cleveland traded him to the expansion Toronto Blue Jays in December 1976. Acquired by the Yankees in November 1979 after the death of Thurman Munson, he hit .277 with 14 home runs and 85 RBI in 1980, finished seventh in American League MVP voting and threw out 52 percent of runners. He then won an arbitration case against the Yankees and played in the 1981 World Series. He later called Yankees games on WPIX and founded the independent Newark Bears in 1998.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 64 | 16 | 33 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 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 #152 card?
It is card #152 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Rick Cerone 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.