1979 Topps #709 Twins Prospects - Sam Perlozzo / Rick Sofield / Kevin Stanfield
On this card: Sam Perlozzo, Rick Sofield, Kevin Stanfield
About this card
Cards #701-726 are the 26 three-player Prospects cards, one per club - AL clubs first, each league in alphabetical order by city - with black-and-white player photos on the front. A Prospects card is a rookie card for the players on it who had no earlier Topps flagship card. On #703, #705, #712, #718 and #723, one or two of the players never reached the major leagues.
The story on this card
Perlozzo played two games for the San Diego Padres in 1979 and went hitless in two at-bats; the second came on September 13, his final major-league game. Card #709 still prints him with the Minnesota Twins, one of three Twins on a team Prospects card with Rick Sofield and Kevin Stanfield. Sofield and Stanfield each have their rookie card here, while Perlozzo's came a year earlier. Sam Perlozzo, a second baseman from Cumberland, Maryland, played 12 games for the Twins and Padres, then moved into coaching. He managed the Baltimore Orioles from August 2005 to June 2007 and later coached for the Mariners and Phillies.
Sofield made his major-league debut for Minnesota on April 6, 1979, and batted .301 with 12 RBI in 35 games that season. His rookie card was 1979 Topps #709, the Twins' Prospects card shared with Sam Perlozzo and Kevin Stanfield, both also listed with Minnesota. Before joining the Twins, outfielder Rick Sofield turned down a football scholarship from Michigan. He grew up in Morris Plains, New Jersey, and played several sports there.
Stanfield went 7-6 with a 3.48 ERA in 19 starts for Triple-A Toledo in 1978, completing 6 games over 124 innings. He appeared on 1979 Topps #709, his rookie card, alongside Sam Perlozzo and Rick Sofield on the Twins' Prospects card, all listed with Minnesota. Twins left-hander Kevin Stanfield made his major-league debut on September 14, 1979. He relieved Dave Goltz and retired the only batter he faced that day.
Sources: Wikipedia (Sam Perlozzo) · Wikipedia (Rick Sofield) · Wikipedia (Kevin Stanfield) · MLB.com (1) · MLB.com (2) · Stats Crew · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 116 | 27 | 70 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 #709 card?
It is card #709 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Sam Perlozzo, Rick Sofield and Kevin Stanfield. Cards #701-726 are the 26 three-player Prospects cards, one per club - AL clubs first, each league in alphabetical order by city - with black-and-white player photos on the front. A Prospects card is a rookie card for the players on it who had no earlier Topps flagship card. On #703, #705, #712, #718 and #723, one or two of the players never reached the major leagues.
Is 1979 Topps #709 a rookie card?
Yes - #709 is the rookie card of Rick Sofield and Kevin Stanfield. Sam Perlozzo had already appeared on an earlier Topps card, so it is not his rookie card.
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.