1979 Topps #192 St. Louis Cardinals / Ken Boyer
Hall of Famers on the 1978 St. Louis Cardinals roster: Lou Brock and Ted Simmons.
About this card
This is one of the 26 team cards, one for each club, and each also carries the club's manager - there are no separate manager cards in 1979.
The story on this card
On April 29, 1978, owner August Busch handed the Cardinals to Ken Boyer, the 1964 MVP, after Vern Rapp was fired with the club at 6-11 and coach Jack Krol ran two games. Boyer's team went 62-81 and the Cardinals finished 69-93, fifth in the National League East and 21 games behind Philadelphia. Ted Simmons hit .287 with 22 home runs and 80 RBI, Keith Hernandez won a Gold Glove at first base, and Garry Templeton led the league in triples. Lou Brock appeared in 92 games and hit .221. Tom Seaver of the Reds no-hit St. Louis on June 16. Card #192 pairs the club with Boyer, who steered it to 86 wins and third place in 1979.
Ken Boyer spent 11 seasons as the Cardinals' third baseman and won the 1964 National League MVP award, with a grand slam in that year's World Series. A seven-time All-Star and five-time Gold Glover, he later managed the club, which retired his number 14.
Sources: Wikipedia (1978 St. Louis Cardinals season) · Wikipedia (Ken Boyer) · SABR BioProject · Baseball Almanac · Retrosheet
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 93 | 7 | 33 | 33 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| SGC | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 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 #192 card?
It is card #192 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing the St. Louis Cardinals. This is one of the 26 team cards, one for each club, and each also carries the club's manager - there are no separate manager cards in 1979.
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.