1979 Topps #111 Roger Freed
About Roger Freed
His 1978 line was .239 with 2 home runs and 20 RBI, including a bases-clearing pinch double on April 16 that backed Bob Forsch's no-hitter against the Phillies. Card #111 arrived in 1979, the year he hit a two-out, 11th-inning grand slam off Houston's Joe Sambito on May 1 for a 7-6 win. Manager Ken Boyer sent him to Springfield later that season.
Roger Freed was an outfielder and first baseman who spent parts of eight seasons in the majors, 1970 to 1979, with Baltimore, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Montreal and St. Louis. He won The Sporting News Minor League Player of the Year award twice, the only man to do so, the second time at Denver in 1976 with 42 home runs. In between he played the 1975 season for Monterrey in the Mexican League. He found his role as a Cardinals pinch hitter and was released in spring training of 1980. He finished with 22 home runs and a .245 average, and died in Chino, California, in January 1996 at age 49.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 48 | 11 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 #111 card?
It is card #111 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Roger Freed of the St. Louis Cardinals.
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.