1979 Topps #234 Toby Harrah
About Toby Harrah
Card #234 shows Harrah with the Rangers, but he played 1979 for Cleveland, which sent Buddy Bell to Texas in the trade. In 1978 he hit .229 with 12 home runs and 31 stolen bases. In Cleveland he hit .279 with 20 home runs and 99 runs, mainly at third base.
Toby Harrah was an infielder who played shortstop, third base and later second base from 1969 to 1986, mostly for the Washington Senators and Texas Rangers franchise and the Cleveland Indians, with a season for the Yankees in 1984. He hit 195 home runs and stole 238 bases. He drew 1,153 walks against 868 strikeouts and led the American League with 109 walks in 1977. He made four All-Star teams (1972, 1975, 1976 and 1982) and hit a career-best .304 in 1982. He was the last batter in Senators history, in the final game on September 30, 1971, and became the last active player from that club. He hit the first of the three grand slams in the 13-11 Rangers win at Baltimore on August 6, 1986. He was named to the Texas Rangers Hall of Fame in 2009. As a coach he was interim Rangers manager in 1992, going 32-44, and later worked as a Tigers hitting coach.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 111 | 31 | 58 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 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 #234 card?
It is card #234 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Toby Harrah of the Texas Rangers.
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.