1979 Topps #706 Tigers Prospects - Dave Stegman / Dave Tobik / Kip Young
On this card: Dave Stegman, Dave Tobik, Kip Young
About this card
Cards #701-726 are the 26 three-player Prospects cards, one per club - AL clubs first, each league in alphabetical order by city - with black-and-white player photos on the front. A Prospects card is a rookie card for the players on it who had no earlier Topps flagship card. On #703, #705, #712, #718 and #723, one or two of the players never reached the major leagues.
The story on this card
After batting .264 for Triple-A Evansville in 1978, Stegman joined Detroit in September and hit .286 in 8 games. Topps paired him with fellow Tigers prospects Dave Tobik and Kip Young on his 1979 rookie card, #706. He hit 3 home runs in 12 games for Detroit in 1979. Outfielder who played 172 major league games for the Tigers, Yankees and White Sox between 1978 and 1984. A three-time All-American at Arizona, he was taken second in the secondary phase of the June 1976 draft by Detroit.
Tobik made 5 relief appearances for Detroit in 1978, posting a 3.75 ERA with 11 strikeouts in 12 innings. His 1979 Topps rookie card was #706, the Tigers Prospects card shared with Dave Stegman and Kip Young. Tobik appeared in 37 games and earned 3 saves in 1979. Right-handed relief pitcher who spent eight major league seasons with the Tigers, Rangers and Mariners from 1978 to 1985, leading Detroit with nine saves in 1982 and finishing with 28 saves and a 3.70 ERA.
Young went 6-7 with a 2.81 ERA over 105 2/3 innings for Detroit in 1978. He shared his 1979 Topps rookie card, #706, with fellow Tigers prospects Dave Stegman and Dave Tobik. Young made 13 major-league appearances in 1979, going 2-2 with a 6.39 ERA. Detroit rookie Kip Young won his first 4 major-league starts with complete games in 1978. In the first, a 4-1 win over Oakland on July 24, he retired his final 12 batters.
Sources: Wikipedia (Dave Stegman) · Wikipedia (Dave Tobik) · Wikipedia (Kip Young) · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 93 | 18 | 60 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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 #706 card?
It is card #706 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Dave Stegman, Dave Tobik and Kip Young. Cards #701-726 are the 26 three-player Prospects cards, one per club - AL clubs first, each league in alphabetical order by city - with black-and-white player photos on the front. A Prospects card is a rookie card for the players on it who had no earlier Topps flagship card. On #703, #705, #712, #718 and #723, one or two of the players never reached the major leagues.
Is 1979 Topps #706 a rookie card?
Yes - #706 is a rookie card for every player pictured on it: Dave Stegman, Dave Tobik and Kip Young.
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.