1979 Topps #589 Terry Whitfield
About Terry Whitfield
Whitfield played 149 games for San Francisco in 1978 and appeared in the outfield 140 times. He hit .289 with 10 home runs. He scored 70 runs and drove in 32. Topps numbered his 1979 card #589 and listed him with the Giants.
Terry Whitfield was a left-handed-hitting outfielder for the New York Yankees and San Francisco Giants for seven seasons before joining Japan's Seibu Lions from 1981 to 1983. The Yankees took him in the first round of the 1971 draft, 19th overall, and he reached the majors on September 29, 1974. He finished with a .281 average in 1,913 at-bats. In Japan he batted .316 with 22 home runs and 100 RBI in 1981, winning a Best Nine Award, and hit 25 home runs in 1982. In 1983 he batted .278 with 38 home runs and 109 RBI, was named a Pacific League All-Star and won a second Best Nine Award in three years. He returned to the majors with the Dodgers for 1984 through 1986. Afterward he opened Future Pro Baseball, a batting cage in Burlingame, California, and invented a soft-toss machine called the Terry-Toss, which has been a fan attraction at Oracle Park and the Oakland Coliseum. He was also head baseball coach at Burlingame High School.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 50 | 9 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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 #589 card?
It is card #589 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Terry Whitfield of the San Francisco Giants.
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.