1979 Topps #459 Sid Monge
About Sid Monge
Card #459 in the 1979 Topps set shows him with Cleveland. He had spent the 1978 winter with Tomateros de Culiacan, saving 21 games with a 1.05 ERA. In 1979 he struck out 108. He won American League Pitcher of the Month for July, allowing 17 hits in 29 innings while the Indians won 11 of the 12 games he pitched.
Sid Monge was a left-handed reliever from Agua Prieta, Sonora, who pitched in the majors from 1975 to 1984 for the California Angels, Cleveland Indians, Philadelphia Phillies, San Diego Padres and Detroit Tigers. He moved to Brawley, California, at 16, and the Angels drafted him in the 24th round in 1970. His best season was 1979 with Cleveland, when he went 12-10 with a 2.40 ERA, 19 saves and 76 appearances, and became the first Mexican-born pitcher named to a major league All-Star team. He was 7-1 for the 1982 Phillies and 10-3 in 1983 between Philadelphia and San Diego. Over ten seasons he went 49-40 with a 3.53 ERA and 56 saves in 435 games. He later coached in the St. Louis Cardinals and Detroit Tigers farm systems, served as pitching coach of the Sultanes de Monterrey in 2010, coached third base for the Venados de Mazatlan in the Mexican Winter League, and entered the Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame on June 14, 2004.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 61 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 1 | 0 | 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 #459 card?
It is card #459 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Sid Monge of the Cleveland Indians.
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.