1979 Topps #228 Vic Davalillo
About Vic Davalillo
Card #228 shows Davalillo with Los Angeles after he collected 24 hits in 77 at-bats during 1978, batting .312 with 11 RBI. In June 1979 he returned to Triple-A Albuquerque, where he hit .317 in 51 games and made three pitching appearances. Recalled in September, he added four hits in ten at-bats for the Dodgers.
Vic Davalillo began professional baseball as a pitcher in Cincinnati's organization before becoming an outfielder. With Jacksonville, he won the International League batting title at .346 in 1962, then reached Cleveland the following spring. His 16 major league seasons took him through six clubs and produced 1,122 hits and a .279 average. He played on championship teams in Pittsburgh and Oakland, then laid down a two-out bunt hit that began the Dodgers' ninth-inning rally in Game 3 of the 1977 NLCS. His winter career in Venezuela lasted 30 seasons and included four batting titles and 1,505 hits. He joined the inaugural class of the Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame in 2003 and gave baseball clinics to young people in his homeland.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 100 | 7 | 66 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 #228 card?
It is card #228 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Vic Davalillo of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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.