1979 Topps #660 Ron LeFlore
About Ron LeFlore
LeFlore hit .300 in 1979, scored 110 runs and stole 78 bases, second only to Kansas City's Willie Wilson. Fifty-three games into the season Sparky Anderson replaced Les Moss as manager and soon judged that LeFlore did not fit his clubhouse. Topps gave him two cards, #660 with the Tigers and #4, a stolen-base League Leaders card shared with Pittsburgh's Omar Moreno.
Ron LeFlore was a center fielder and base stealer who played nine seasons, 1974 through 1982, for the Detroit Tigers, Montreal Expos and Chicago White Sox. He hit .288 with 455 stolen bases in 1,099 games and was an American League All-Star in 1976. He had never played organized baseball before serving time in the State Prison of Southern Michigan at Jackson, where he began playing on the prison team. Tigers manager Billy Martin visited him there on May 23, 1973, arranged a tryout, and Detroit signed him in July 1973 for a $5,000 bonus. He reached the majors on August 1, 1974. Traded to Montreal for Dan Schatzeder on December 7, 1979, he stole 97 bases in 1980 and became the first player to lead both leagues in steals. His story became a book, Breakout, and a 1978 CBS television movie, One in a Million, starring LeVar Burton. After retiring in 1983 he revealed that he was four years older than he had admitted. He later managed in independent leagues and had his right leg amputated below the knee in 2011.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 157 | 21 | 72 | 50 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 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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Related cards
More Ron LeFlore in this set: #4 League Leaders
Team card: #66 Detroit Tigers / Les Moss
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- #4 1978 Stolen Base Leaders
- #33 Dave Rozema
- #80 Jason Thompson
- #93 Phil Mankowski
- #123 Lou Whitaker
- #151 John Hiller
- #176 Aurelio Rodriguez
- #196 Steve Kemp
- #217 Steve Dillard
- #231 Johnny Wockenfuss
- #251 Jack Morris
- #272 Tim Corcoran
- #288 Milt Wilcox
- #316 Milt May
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1979 Topps #660 card?
It is card #660 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Ron LeFlore of the Detroit Tigers.
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.