1979 Topps #707 Royals Prospects - Randy Bass / Jim Gaudet / Randy McGilberry
On this card: Randy Bass, Jim Gaudet, Randy McGilberry
About this card
Cards #701-726 are the 26 three-player Prospects cards, one per club - AL clubs first, each league in alphabetical order by city - with black-and-white player photos on the front. A Prospects card is a rookie card for the players on it who had no earlier Topps flagship card. On #703, #705, #712, #718 and #723, one or two of the players never reached the major leagues.
The story on this card
Bass began 1979 in the Royals organization. The Twins had sold him to Triple-A Toledo in April 1978, and Toledo sold him to the Triple-A Omaha Royals. In April 1979 Kansas City traded him to the Montreal Expos for Lamont Harris, and he played two games for Montreal. His #707 shows him with the Kansas City Royals on a Prospects card shared with Jim Gaudet and Randy McGilberry, a rookie card for all three and one of the key rookie cards of the set. First baseman who hit .212 in 130 major league games, then won batting Triple Crowns in Japan in 1985 and 1986 with the Hanshin Tigers. He served in the Oklahoma Senate from 2005 to 2019 and entered the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 2023.
Gaudet debuted for Kansas City on September 10, 1978 and went 0-for-8 in three games that season. His 1979 Topps rookie card, Royals Prospects #707, paired him with Randy Bass and Randy McGilberry, all listed with Kansas City. He played three more games in 1979, and his last major-league appearance came on September 30. Kansas City catcher Jim Gaudet faced Nolan Ryan in his first major-league at-bat. He later collected the only hit of his major-league career against Rich "Goose" Gossage.
McGilberry's 1978 season, the last of his career, was 18 relief appearances for Kansas City. He had a 4.21 ERA and 12 strikeouts in 25 2/3 innings. Card #707 in the 1979 Topps set is a Royals Prospects card that he shares with Randy Bass and Jim Gaudet, both also printed with Kansas City. Switch-hitting right-handed reliever from Mobile, Alabama, who pitched for the Kansas City Royals in 1977 and 1978. He appeared in 21 games, all in relief, and went 0-2 with a 4.41 ERA.
Sources: Wikipedia (Randy Bass) · Wikipedia (Jim Gaudet) · Wikipedia (Randy McGilberry) · The Baseball Cube · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 138 | 52 | 63 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 #707 card?
It is card #707 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Randy Bass, Jim Gaudet and Randy McGilberry. Cards #701-726 are the 26 three-player Prospects cards, one per club - AL clubs first, each league in alphabetical order by city - with black-and-white player photos on the front. A Prospects card is a rookie card for the players on it who had no earlier Topps flagship card. On #703, #705, #712, #718 and #723, one or two of the players never reached the major leagues.
Is 1979 Topps #707 a rookie card?
Yes - #707 is a rookie card for every player pictured on it: Randy Bass, Jim Gaudet and Randy McGilberry.
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.