1979 Topps #42 Ron Blomberg
About Ron Blomberg
Blomberg's last major league season was 1978, the year before #42 reached packs. The card lists the White Sox, and he finished with 391 career hits and 184 runs scored. After leaving the game he worked with charitable organizations, later serving as honorary chairman of the Israel Cancer Research Fund.
Ron Blomberg was a left-handed-hitting first baseman, outfielder and designated hitter who played for the New York Yankees from 1969 to 1976 and the Chicago White Sox in 1978. The Yankees took him with the first overall pick of the 1967 draft out of Druid Hills High School in Atlanta, where he had also drawn 125 basketball scholarship offers. He was the first designated hitter in major league history, drawing a bases-loaded walk from Boston's Luis Tiant on April 6, 1973, at Fenway Park; the bat he used is in the Hall of Fame at Cooperstown. He hit .293 with 52 home runs and 224 RBI in 461 games. A run of injuries limited his playing time in his later seasons. After baseball he managed the Bet Shemesh Blue Sox to the 2007 Israel Baseball League championship, scouted for the Yankees, and was inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2004.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 112 | 14 | 57 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 1 | 0 | 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 #42 card?
It is card #42 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Ron Blomberg of the Chicago White Sox.
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.