1979 Topps #79 Ted Cox
About Ted Cox
Cleveland used Cox in 82 games in 1978, 38 of them in the outfield and 20 at third base. He hit .233 with one home run and 19 RBI. The next season he appeared in 78 games, 52 of them at third base, and batted .212 with four home runs and 22 RBI. He also stole three bases. His 1979 Topps card, #79, carries the Cleveland Indians.
Ted Cox was a right-handed third baseman and outfielder who played five major league seasons, 1977 through 1981, for the Red Sox, Indians, Mariners and Blue Jays. Boston drafted him 17th overall in the first round in 1973. In 1977 he hit .334 with 14 home runs and 81 RBI for Triple-A Pawtucket and won the International League MVP award and Topps' Minor League Player of the Year honor. His major league debut came on September 18, 1977 in Baltimore: 4-for-4 with a walk, followed by two singles against the Yankees the next day, six straight hits to open a career, a record. Cleveland acquired him in a March 1978 trade. In 272 major league games he hit .245 with 10 home runs and 79 RBI. On April 9, 1980 he became the first American League player credited with an official game-winning RBI, a statistic kept only from 1980 to 1988. After baseball he ran batting cages in Oklahoma City, worked as the state's USSSA baseball director and coached at Midwest City High School and Oklahoma City University. He died on March 11, 2020.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 85 | 4 | 18 | 39 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 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 #79 card?
It is card #79 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Ted Cox 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.