1979 Topps #281 Vic Correll
About Vic Correll
Correll spent the whole 1979 season with Cincinnati behind Bench, hitting .233 with one home run and 15 RBI in 48 games. The Reds won the National League West and were swept by the Pirates in the NLCS, with Correll on the playoff roster. Topps #281 shows him as a Cincinnati Red.
Vic Correll was a right-handed-hitting catcher who played parts of eight seasons, 1972 through 1980, for the Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds. A Washington, D.C., native and the son of an Air Force colonel, he went to McClenaghan High School in Florence, South Carolina, and Georgia Southern, and was a ninth-round pick of the Cleveland Indians in 1967. He debuted for Boston in the last game of the 1972 season, singling twice and driving in the winning run. Traded to Atlanta in March 1974, he caught behind Johnny Oates and was behind the plate when Hank Aaron hit his 715th home run. His most productive season was 1975, when he set career highs with 103 games, 11 home runs and 39 RBI. He backed up Johnny Bench in Cincinnati in 1978 and 1979 and finished with 410 games, a .229 average and 29 home runs. After he retired he trained dogs and guided hunters on plantations in South Georgia.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 78 | 11 | 43 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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 #281 card?
It is card #281 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Vic Correll of the Cincinnati Reds.
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.