1979 Topps #338 Vic Harris
About Vic Harris
Harris spent 1979 in Triple-A. Granted free agency after the 1978 season, he signed a minor-league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers on March 6 and played the entire year with the Vancouver Canadians. Over 142 games he hit .275 with 66 RBI, helping the club win the Pacific Coast League's North Division title. Card #338 still lists the Giants as his club.
Vic Harris was a switch-hitting utility player who appeared in 579 major-league games between 1972 and 1980 for the Texas Rangers, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, San Francisco Giants and Milwaukee Brewers, covering second base, shortstop, third base and all three outfield spots. A Los Angeles High School graduate who starred at Los Angeles Valley College, he was Oakland's first-round pick in the 1970 secondary draft and reached the majors when the A's traded him to Texas on July 20, 1972. He debuted the next day and went hitless in his first 36 at-bats, a modern record for debut futility, before an RBI single off Stan Bahnsen on August 8. His last big-league game, on October 5, 1980, ended with a walk-off single in the 15th inning against Oakland, the club that had drafted him; it was the only walk-off hit of his career. With no major-league offers, he signed with Japan's Kintetsu Buffaloes for 1981 and hit .268 with a team-leading 22 home runs. On July 5 against Seibu he became only the fourth player in Japanese baseball history to homer from both sides of the plate in one game.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 64 | 9 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 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 #338 card?
It is card #338 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Vic Harris of the San Francisco Giants.
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.