1979 Topps #425 Rick Manning
About Rick Manning
Manning played 144 games for Cleveland in 1979, 141 of them in the outfield, and stole 30 bases. He hit .259 with 3 home runs and 51 RBI that season. His 1979 Topps card is #425 and lists him with the Cleveland Indians.
Rick Manning was a left-handed-hitting center fielder, the second overall pick in the 1972 draft, who played 13 big-league seasons for the Cleveland Indians (1975-1983) and Milwaukee Brewers (1983-1987). He hit .257 with 56 home runs and 458 RBI. He stole 168 bases and won the 1976 American League Gold Glove. On May 15, 1981, he caught Ernie Whitt's fly ball for the final out of Len Barker's perfect game. The Indians traded him with Rick Waits to Milwaukee on June 6, 1983, for Gorman Thomas, Jamie Easterly and Ernie Camacho. On August 26, 1987, his 10th-inning pinch single beat Cleveland 1-0 and ended Paul Molitor's 39-game hitting streak. Since 1990 he has been Cleveland's television color commentator, the longest tenure of any TV announcer in team history. He is in the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame (1999) and the Greater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame (2017).
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 61 | 8 | 37 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 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 #425 card?
It is card #425 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Rick Manning of the Cleveland Indians.
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.