1979 Topps #605 Rick Monday
About Rick Monday
Monday batted .254 with 87 hits in 119 games for Los Angeles in 1978. His 1979 Dodgers card, #605, carried an All-Star banner. Heel trouble required surgery during the 1979 season, when he played 12 games and collected 10 hits.
Robert James Monday Jr. was the first overall pick in the inaugural 1965 MLB draft, signed by the Kansas City Athletics out of Arizona State, where he had led the Sun Devils to the 1965 College World Series title. A center fielder, he broke into the majors in September 1966 and played 19 big league seasons for the Kansas City/Oakland Athletics, Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers, finishing his career with 241 home runs and a .264 average. A two-time All-Star, he reached the postseason with two different clubs and won a World Series with the Dodgers in 1981. He hit the pennant-clinching home run in Game 5 of that year's NLCS. In a 1976 incident at Dodger Stadium, he grabbed an American flag from two protesters trying to burn it on the field, and President Gerald Ford phoned to congratulate him. After retiring as a player he became a Dodgers broadcaster in 1985 and later called games on both radio and television.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 143 | 26 | 63 | 26 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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 #605 card?
It is card #605 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Rick Monday of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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.