1979 Topps #247 Tucker Ashford
About Tucker Ashford
New Padres manager Roger Craig gave the 1978 third base job to Bill Almon, the number one pick of the 1974 draft. Ashford hit .245 with three home runs and a career-high 26 RBI. He played 75 games, 32 of them at third base and 18 at second. He spent all of 1979 in Triple-A, then went to Texas with Gaylord Perry and Joe Carroll for Willie Montanez. #247 carries him with the Padres.
Tucker Ashford was a right-handed third baseman, the second overall pick of the January 1974 draft, taken by the San Diego Padres right behind Roy Smalley III. A Memphis native, he quarterbacked the Covington High School football team and was named the George W. Rulon Player of the Year in American Legion ball in 1973. He reached the majors in September 1976 and played parts of seven seasons through 1984 for the Padres, Rangers, Yankees, Mets and Royals, batting .218 with six home runs in 222 games. In the minors in 1981 he hit .300 with 17 home runs and 86 RBI to win the International League MVP award in the Yankees system. That October he appeared in the late innings of three Yankee games without batting. With the 1983 Mets, his first hit was his only career triple, and on July 13 against the Reds he made his only appearance as a catcher.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 100 | 11 | 57 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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 #247 card?
It is card #247 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Tucker Ashford of the San Diego Padres.
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.