1979 Topps #141 Tom Paciorek
About Tom Paciorek
Card #141 lists Paciorek with the Seattle Mariners. In 1979 he played 103 games as a platoon outfielder and first baseman, 75 of them in the outfield and 15 at first. He hit .287 with six home runs and 42 RBI, and he stole six bases.
Tom Paciorek was an outfielder and first baseman who played 18 major league seasons, 1970 to 1987, with the Dodgers, Braves, Mariners, White Sox, Mets and Rangers. A defensive back and outfielder at the University of Houston, he was drafted by the Dodgers in the fifth round in 1968 and won The Sporting News Minor League Player of the Year award at Albuquerque in 1972. He debuted September 12, 1970, and spent 1973 through 1975 as a Dodgers fourth outfielder. His best season came at 34 with Seattle in 1981, when he hit .326 with 14 home runs and 66 RBI, was an All-Star and finished tenth in the American League MVP race. He hit over .300 in his first two seasons with the White Sox, who won the 1983 division title, and in the 25-inning game that began May 8, 1984, he had five hits in nine at-bats as a substitute. He finished with 1,162 hits and a .282 average. Tommy Lasorda gave him the nickname Wimpy. He later worked White Sox telecasts alongside Ken Harrelson, and he was inducted into the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame in 1992 and the National College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2016.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 94 | 10 | 49 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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 #141 card?
It is card #141 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Tom Paciorek 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.