1979 Topps #31 Tom House
About Tom House
House struck out 29 batters for Seattle in 1978. His Mariners card appeared as 1979 Topps #31, but the club released him late in spring training. He then pitched for the Caracas Metropolitanos of the Inter-American League, going 5-2 with a 2.36 ERA in 13 games.
Thomas Ross House, a left-handed pitcher out of the University of Southern California, was Atlanta's third-round pick in the 1967 draft's secondary phase. He debuted for the Braves on June 23, 1971, and spent eight big-league seasons mostly as a reliever, moving to the Boston Red Sox in a December 1975 trade for Roger Moret and finishing with the expansion Seattle Mariners in 1977-78. His best year came in 1974, when he posted a 1.93 ERA over 102 2/3 relief innings for Atlanta. On April 8, 1974, he caught Hank Aaron's record-breaking 715th home run in the Braves bullpen and ran the ball back to Aaron at home plate. After retiring with a 29-23 career record, House earned a Ph.D. in sports psychology and became a pitching coach, working with Nolan Ryan in Texas and later training NFL quarterbacks.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 57 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 4 | 0 | 3 | 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 #31 card?
It is card #31 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Tom House of the Seattle Mariners.
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.