1979 Topps #499 Texas Rangers / Pat Corrales
Hall of Famers on the 1978 Texas Rangers roster: Fergie Jenkins.
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
Texas finished second in the 1978 American League West at 87-75, playing at Arlington Stadium with Hall of Famer Fergie Jenkins on the roster. The manager's chair changed hands with one game left. Billy Hunter was fired, and coach Pat Corrales took over, becoming the first Mexican-American manager in the major leagues; the Rangers beat Seattle 9-4 in his debut. Corrales kept the job for 1979, and the club stood 47-34 at the halfway mark, tied with California for first place in the division. His team card is #499.
A defensive catcher who backed up Johnny Bench in Cincinnati during a nine-year playing career, Pat Corrales later managed the Texas Rangers, Philadelphia Phillies and Cleveland Indians over parts of nine seasons.
Sources: Wikipedia (1978 Texas Rangers season) · Wikipedia (Pat Corrales) · SABR BioProject
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 55 | 10 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 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 #499 card?
It is card #499 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing the Texas Rangers. 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.