1979 Topps #282 Toronto Blue Jays / Roy Hartsfield
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
In their second season, the Blue Jays went 59-102 and finished seventh in the American League East. They scored 590 runs and allowed 775 while playing at Exhibition Stadium, where 1,562,585 came through the gates. John Mayberry hit 22 home runs, and Roy Howell was the club's All-Star Game reserve. Roy Hartsfield, who had played second base for the Boston Braves from 1950 to 1952, had managed the club since its 1977 debut, when it went 54-107. He was let go after the 1979 season, a 53-109 finish. Card #282 is the Blue Jays team card, with Hartsfield.
Roy Hartsfield was a Boston Braves second baseman from 1950 to 1952 who spent 19 years in the Dodgers organization as player, manager and coach. He was the Toronto Blue Jays' first manager, from 1977 to 1979.
Sources: Wikipedia (1978 Toronto Blue Jays season) · Wikipedia (Roy Hartsfield) · SABR BioProject · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 67 | 8 | 28 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 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 #282 card?
It is card #282 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing the Toronto Blue Jays. 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.