How many cards are in 1979 Hostess?

Our Baseball price guide lists 189 cards for 1979 Hostess, 163 of them with live market prices.

What is the most valuable card in 1979 Hostess?

The most valuable card in 1979 Hostess is Ozzie Smith [Hand Cut] #102 at $2,061 in PSA 10 ($54.44 raw).

Is Ozzie Smith [Hand Cut] #102 worth grading?

A PSA 10 Ozzie Smith [Hand Cut] #102 sells for $2,061 vs $54.44 raw — a 38× premium. That gap is what makes grading a well-centered, clean copy worthwhile.

When was 1979 Hostess released?

1979 Hostess was released in 1979.

Baseball set

1979 Hostess Checklist & Card Prices

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1979 Hostess (Baseball) has 189 cards in our price guide, 163 of them with live market values. The most valuable is Ozzie Smith [Hand Cut] #102 at $2,061 in PSA 10 ($54.44 raw). Across the set, PSA 10 copies total $9.3K and raw copies $1.5K.

Cards: 189
With prices: 163
PSA 10 total: $9.3K
Raw total: $1.5K
Avg gem premium: 57×
Top card: $2,061

Most valuable cards

The 12 highest-value cards in 1979 Hostess, ranked by PSA 10 price (best graded or raw where no PSA 10 sale exists).

Ozzie Smith [Hand Cut] #102

Raw $54.44PSA 10 $2,0610% 30d

Nolan Ryan [Hand Cut] #101

Raw $11.99PSA 10 $1,7130% 30d

Steve Garvey [Hand Cut] #8

Raw $2.99PSA 10 $5900% 30d

Don Baylor [Hand Cut] #63

Raw $1.04PSA 10 $5120% 30d

Keith Hernandez [Hand Cut] #108

Raw $2.93PSA 10 $5000% 30d

Larry Bowa [Hand Cut] #134

Raw $1.95PSA 10 $4000% 30d

Phil Garner [Hand Cut] #75

Raw $1.99PSA 10 $4000% 30d

Dale Murphy [Hand Cut] #121

Raw $66.19Graded $3110% 30d

Lou Whitaker [Hand Cut] #117

Raw $2.79PSA 10 $3060% 30d

Willie Stargell [Hand Cut] #104

Raw $3.00PSA 10 $2900% 30d

Rich Gossage [Hand Cut] #48

Raw $2.50PSA 10 $2850% 30d

Rod Carew [Hand Cut Small Head] #38

Raw $8.00Graded $2560% 30d

Best cards to grade

Don Baylor [Hand Cut] #63 shows the biggest jump in 1979 Hostess: $1.04 raw to $512 in PSA 10, a 492× premium. Ranked by PSA 10 price ÷ raw price; only cards with a PSA 10 value of $20 or more are shown.

Full checklist

All 189 cards we track from 1979 Hostess, with the latest raw and graded market values. Tap any card for its full price history.

Card	Raw	PSA 9	PSA 10	CGC 10	BGS 10	30d
Al Hrabosky [Hand Cut] #25Al Hrabosky	$0.99	—	—	—	—	0%
Al Hrabosky, Bill Buckner, Thurman Munson [Hand Cut Panel]Al Hrabosky, Bill Buckner, Thurman Munson	$17.50	—	—	—	—	0%
Al Oliver [Hand Cut] #80Al Oliver	—	—	$130	$78.00	$169	0%
Al Oliver, Bob Stinson, Doug Flynn [Hand Cut Panel]Al Oliver, Bob Stinson, Doug Flynn	$6.40	—	—	—	—	0%
Alan Ashby [Hand Cut] #142Alan Ashby	$3.00	—	—	—	—	0%
Alan Ashby, Pete Rose, Sparky Lyle [Hand Cut Panel]Alan Ashby, Pete Rose, Sparky Lyle	$8.52	—	—	—	—	0%
Amos Otis [Hand Cut] #132Amos Otis	$3.43	—	—	—	—	0%
Amos Otis, Bruce Sutter, Bucky Dent [Hand Cut Panel]Amos Otis, Bruce Sutter, Bucky Dent	$5.51	—	—	—	—	0%
Andre Thornton, Cesar Cedeno, Don Sutton [Hand Cut Panel]Andre Thornton, Cesar Cedeno, Don Sutton	$27.00	—	—	—	—	0%
Bert Blyleven [Hand Cut] #133Bert Blyleven	$7.00	$99.99	—	—	—	0%
Bert Blyleven, Ken Singleton, Larry Bowa [Hand Cut Panel]Bert Blyleven, Ken Singleton, Larry Bowa	$12.38	—	—	—	—	0%
Bill Buckner [Hand Cut] #27Bill Buckner	$1.53	—	—	—	—	0%
Bill Madlock [Hand Cut] #138Bill Madlock	—	—	—	—	—	—
Bill Madlock, Roy Howell, Sixto Lezcano [Hand Cut Panel]Bill Madlock, Roy Howell, Sixto Lezcano	$3.98	—	—	—	—	0%
Bill Stein [Hand Cut] #18Bill Stein	$1.50	—	—	—	—	0%
Bob Bailor [Hand Cut] #105Bob Bailor	$1.94	$180	—	—	—	0%
Bob Bailor, Eric Soderholm, Willie Stargell [Bailor Error Panel]Bob Bailor, Eric Soderholm, Willie Stargell	$26.00	—	—	—	—	0%
Bob Bailor, Eric Soderholm, Willie Stargell [Hand Cut Panel]Bob Bailor, Eric Soderholm, Willie Stargell	—	—	—	—	—	—
Bob Boone [Hand Cut] #113Bob Boone	—	—	—	—	—	—
Bob Boone, Bobby Grich, Dave Lopes [Hand Cut Panel]Bob Boone, Bobby Grich, Dave Lopes	$12.95	—	—	—	—	0%
Bob Horner [Hand Cut] #98Bob Horner	$0.74	$95.25	$222	$133	$289	0%
Bob Horner, Jim Sundberg [Hand Cut Panel]Bob Horner, Jim Sundberg	—	—	—	—	—	—
Bob Horner, Jim Sundberg, Rupert Jones [Hand Cut Panel]Bob Horner, Jim Sundberg, Rupert Jones	$73.46	—	—	—	—	0%
Bob Knepper [Hand Cut] #52Bob Knepper	$1.27	$52.31	$139	$83.00	$180	0%
Bob Knepper, Dave Parker, Doug DeCinces [Hand Cut Panel]Bob Knepper, Dave Parker, Doug DeCinces	$13.97	—	—	—	—	0%
Bob Stinson [Hand Cut] #79Bob Stinson	$3.00	—	—	—	—	0%
Bobby Murcer [Hand Cut] #6Bobby Murcer	$2.51	—	—	—	—	0%
Bobby Murcer, Darrell Porter, Ross Grimsley [Hand Cut Panel]Bobby Murcer, Darrell Porter, Ross Grimsley	$13.55	—	—	—	—	0%
Bruce Bochte [Hand Cut] #123Bruce Bochte	—	—	—	—	—	—
Bruce Bochte, Dale Murphy, Jon Matlack [Hand Cut Panel]Bruce Bochte, Dale Murphy, Jon Matlack	$99.39	—	—	—	—	0%
Bruce Sutter [Hand Cut] #130Bruce Sutter	$0.99	—	—	—	—	0%
Bucky Dent [Hand Cut] #131Bucky Dent	$5.06	—	—	—	—	0%
Buddy Bell [Hand Cut] #147Buddy Bell	$2.95	—	—	—	—	0%
Buddy Bell, Dave Kingman, Dennis Eckersley [Hand Cut Panel]Buddy Bell, Dave Kingman, Dennis Eckersley	$10.99	—	—	—	—	0%
Burt Hooton [Hand Cut] #49Burt Hooton	$3.00	—	$192	$115	$250	0%
Burt Hooton, Ellis Valentine, Ken Forsch [Hand Cut Panel]Burt Hooton, Ellis Valentine, Ken Forsch	$8.63	—	—	—	—	0%
Butch Hobson [Hand Cut] #129Butch Hobson	$1.83	—	—	—	—	0%
Butch Hobson, Garry Templeton, Johnny Bench [Hand Cut Panel]Butch Hobson, Garry Templeton, Johnny Bench	$20.00	—	—	—	—	0%
Butch Hobson, Johnny Bench [Hand Cut Panel]Butch Hobson, Johnny Bench	—	—	—	—	—	—
Butch Wynegar [Hand Cut] #141Butch Wynegar	—	—	—	—	—	—
Butch Wynegar, Dave Revering, Richie Zisk [Hand Cut Panel]Butch Wynegar, Dave Revering, Richie Zisk	$1.75	—	—	—	—	0%
Carlton Fisk, George Foster [Hand Cut Panel]Carlton Fisk, George Foster	—	—	—	—	—	—
Carlton Fisk, George Foster, Keith Hernandez [Hand Cut Panel]Carlton Fisk, George Foster, Keith Hernandez	$12.52	—	—	—	—	0%
Cecil Cooper [Hand Cut] #36Cecil Cooper	$1.74	$55.89	—	—	—	0%
Cecil Cooper, Rick Waits, Ron LeFlore [Hand Cut Panel]Cecil Cooper, Rick Waits, Ron LeFlore	$37.88	—	—	—	—	0%
Cesar Cedeno [Hand Cut] #91Cesar Cedeno	$2.25	$70.99	$132	$79.00	$172	0%
Chet Lemon [Hand Cut] #40Chet Lemon	$5.00	—	—	—	—	0%
Craig Swan [Hand Cut] #41Craig Swan	$5.00	—	—	—	—	0%
Dale Murphy [Hand Cut] #121Dale Murphy	$66.19	—	—	—	—	0%
Darrell Porter [Hand Cut] #4Darrell Porter	$3.43	—	—	—	—	0%
Dave Concepcion [Hand Cut] #85Dave Concepcion	$4.79	—	$180	$108	$234	0%
Dave Concepcion, John Candelaria, Pete Vuckovich [Hand Cut Panel]Dave Concepcion, John Candelaria, Pete Vuckovich	$11.80	—	—	—	—	0%
Dave Goltz [Hand Cut] #16Dave Goltz	$0.99	—	—	—	—	0%
Dave Kingman [Hand Cut] #146Dave Kingman	$7.10	—	—	—	—	0%
Dave Parker [Hand Cut] #53Dave Parker	$3.99	—	—	—	—	0%
Dave Revering [Hand Cut] #139Dave Revering	$7.61	—	—	—	—	0%
Dave Winfield, John Stearns, Jorge Orta [Hand Cut Panel]Dave Winfield, John Stearns, Jorge Orta	$16.50	—	—	—	—	0%
Dennis Leonard, Graig Nettles, Jose Cruz [Hand Cut Panel]Dennis Leonard, Graig Nettles, Jose Cruz	$69.39	—	—	—	—	0%
Denny Martinez [Hand Cut] #32Denny Martinez	—	$99.99	—	—	—	—
Don Baylor [Hand Cut] #63Don Baylor	$1.04	—	$512	$307	$666	0%
Don Baylor, Joe Morgan, Phil Niekro [Hand Cut Panel]Don Baylor, Joe Morgan, Phil Niekro	$8.83	—	—	—	—	0%
Don Baylor, Joe Morgan, Phil Niekro [L Panel Hand Cut]Don Baylor, Joe Morgan, Phil Niekro	$14.95	—	—	—	—	0%
Don Sutton [Hand Cut] #92Don Sutton	$1.99	—	—	—	—	0%
Doug Bair [Hand Cut] #3Doug Bair	$2.25	—	—	—	—	0%
Doug Bair, Jim Rice [Hand Cut Panel]Doug Bair, Jim Rice	—	—	—	—	—	—
Doug Bair, Jim Rice, John Denny [Hand Cut Panel]Doug Bair, Jim Rice, John Denny	$8.89	—	—	—	—	0%
Doug DeCinces [Hand Cut] #54Doug DeCinces	$3.00	—	—	—	—	0%
Doug Flynn [Hand Cut] #81Doug Flynn	$3.00	—	—	—	—	0%
Duane Kuiper [Hand Cut] #13Duane Kuiper	$0.25	—	—	—	—	0%
Dwight Evans [Hand Cut] #64Dwight Evans	$4.72	—	—	—	—	0%
Dwight Evans, George Hendrick, Tom Seaver [Hand Cut Panel]Dwight Evans, George Hendrick, Tom Seaver	$6.95	—	—	—	—	0%
Dwight Evans, George Hendrick, Tom Seaver [L Panel Hand Cut]Dwight Evans, George Hendrick, Tom Seaver	$10.00	—	—	—	—	0%
Dwight Evans, Tom Seaver [Hand Cut Panel]Dwight Evans, Tom Seaver	—	—	—	—	—	—
Ed Ott [Hand Cut] #31Ed Ott	$3.50	$44.99	$172	$103	$224	0%
Eddie Murray [Hand Cut] #115Eddie Murray	$5.10	—	—	—	—	0%
Eddie Murray, Jack Clark, Lou Whitaker [Hand Cut Panel]Eddie Murray, Jack Clark, Lou Whitaker	$13.49	—	—	—	—	0%
Ellis Valentine [Hand Cut] #50Ellis Valentine	$3.00	—	—	—	—	0%
Enos Cabell [Hand Cut] #70Enos Cabell	$1.67	—	—	—	—	0%
Enos Cabell, Steve Carlton [Hand Cut Panel]Enos Cabell, Steve Carlton	$5.62	—	—	—	—	0%
Eric Soderholm [Hand Cut] #103Eric Soderholm	$2.25	$52.31	—	—	—	0%
Francisco Barrios [Hand Cut] #21Francisco Barrios	—	—	—	—	—	—
Francisco Barrios, Gene Tenace, Jeff Burroughs [Hand Cut Panel]Francisco Barrios, Gene Tenace, Jeff Burroughs	$5.38	—	—	—	—	0%
Frank Tanana [Hand Cut] #47Frank Tanana	$3.00	—	$56.55	$34.00	$74.00	0%
Frank Tanana, Freddie Patek, Rich Gossage [Hand Cut Panel]Frank Tanana, Freddie Patek, Rich Gossage	$9.99	—	—	—	—	0%
Frank Tanana, Rich Gossage [Hand Cut Panel]Frank Tanana, Rich Gossage	—	—	—	—	—	—
Freddie Patek [Hand Cut] #46Freddie Patek	$3.00	$52.31	—	—	—	0%
Garry Templeton [Hand Cut] #127Garry Templeton	$2.44	—	—	—	—	0%
Gary Alexander [Hand Cut] #57Gary Alexander	$1.10	—	—	—	—	0%
Gary Alexander, Robin Yount, Rusty Staub [Hand Cut Panel]Gary Alexander, Robin Yount, Rusty Staub	$12.93	—	—	—	—	0%
Gary Carter [Hand Cut] #24Gary Carter	$3.83	—	—	—	—	0%
Gary Matthews [Hand Cut] #42Gary Matthews	$4.00	—	—	—	—	0%
Gaylord Perry [Hand Cut] #83Gaylord Perry	$13.39	—	—	—	—	0%
Gene Tenace [Hand Cut] #19Gene Tenace	$2.54	—	—	—	—	0%
George Brett [Hand Cut] #68George Brett	$6.34	$215	—	—	—	0%
George Brett, Lou Piniella, Rick Reuschel [Hand Cut Panel]George Brett, Lou Piniella, Rick Reuschel	$11.97	—	—	—	—	0%
George Brett, Lou Piniella, Rick Reuschel [L Panel Hand Cut]George Brett, Lou Piniella, Rick Reuschel	$10.00	—	—	—	—	0%
George Foster [Hand Cut] #107George Foster	$1.49	$36.49	$120	$72.00	$156	0%
George Hendrick [Hand Cut] #66George Hendrick	$2.99	—	—	—	—	0%
Greg Luzinski [Hand Cut] #30Greg Luzinski	$8.99	—	—	—	—	0%
Hal McRae [Hand Cut] #90Hal McRae	$2.23	$52.31	—	—	—	0%
Hal McRae, Ivan DeJesus, Ron Guidry [Hand Cut Panel]Hal McRae, Ivan DeJesus, Ron Guidry	$6.75	—	—	—	—	0%
J. R. Richard [Hand Cut] #29J. R. Richard	$2.49	—	—	—	—	0%
Jack Clark [Hand Cut] #116Jack Clark	$2.13	$99.99	—	—	—	0%
Jason Thompson, Larry Hisle, Roger Erickson [Hand Cut Panel]Jason Thompson, Larry Hisle, Roger Erickson	$55.00	—	—	—	—	0%
Jeff Burroughs [Hand Cut] #20Jeff Burroughs	—	—	—	—	—	—
Jerry Koosman [Hand Cut] #149Jerry Koosman	$0.99	—	—	—	—	0%
Jerry Koosman, Mike Hargrove, Toby Harrah [Hand Cut Panel]Jerry Koosman, Mike Hargrove, Toby Harrah	$4.94	—	—	—	—	0%
Jim Palmer [Hand Cut] #11Jim Palmer	$3.53	$49.99	—	—	—	0%
Jim Palmer, Omar Moreno, Terry Whitfield [Hand Cut Panel]Jim Palmer, Omar Moreno, Terry Whitfield	$15.47	—	—	—	—	0%
Jim Rice [Hand Cut] #2Jim Rice	$0.99	—	$192	$115	$250	0%
Jim Rice, John Denny [Hand Cut Panel]Jim Rice, John Denny	—	—	—	—	—	—
Jim Sundberg [Hand Cut] #97Jim Sundberg	—	$50.99	—	—	—	—
Joe Morgan [Hand Cut] #61Joe Morgan	$1.32	—	$182	$109	$237	0%
Joe Rudi [Hand Cut] #84Joe Rudi	$3.00	—	—	—	—	0%
John Candelaria [Hand Cut]John Candelaria	—	—	—	—	—	—
John Denny [Hand Cut] #1John Denny	$0.99	—	—	—	—	0%
John Henry Johnson [Hand Cut] #39John Henry Johnson	$1.99	$42.37	$90.99	$55.00	$118	0%
John Henry Johnson, Leon Roberts, Rod Carew [Large Head Hand Cut Panel]John Henry Johnson, Leon Roberts, Rod Carew	—	—	—	—	—	—
John Henry Johnson, Leon Roberts, Rod Carew [Small Head Hand Cut Panel]John Henry Johnson, Leon Roberts, Rod Carew	$12.99	—	—	—	—	0%
John Mayberry [Hand Cut] #82John Mayberry	$2.56	—	—	—	—	0%
Jon Matlack [Hand Cut] #122Jon Matlack	—	—	—	—	—	—
Jorge Orta [Hand Cut] #126Jorge Orta	—	—	—	—	—	—
Jose Cruz [Hand Cut] #111Jose Cruz	—	—	—	—	—	—
Julio Cruz [Hand Cut] #58Julio Cruz	$2.23	—	—	—	—	0%
Keith Hernandez [Hand Cut] #108Keith Hernandez	$2.93	$90.00	$500	$300	$650	0%
Ken Forsch [Hand Cut] #51Ken Forsch	$3.00	—	—	—	—	0%
Ken Griffey [Hand Cut] #45Ken Griffey	$4.00	$25.44	—	—	—	0%
Ken Griffey, Lamar Johnson, Ted Simmons [Hand Cut Panel]Ken Griffey, Lamar Johnson, Ted Simmons	$12.65	—	—	—	—	0%
Ken Reitz [Hand Cut] #23Ken Reitz	—	—	—	—	—	—
Ken Singleton [Hand Cut] #135Ken Singleton	$4.00	—	—	—	—	0%
Lamar Johnson [Hand Cut] #43Lamar Johnson	$4.00	—	—	—	—	0%
Larry Bowa [Hand Cut] #134Larry Bowa	$1.95	—	$400	$240	$520	0%
Lee Mazzilli [Hand Cut] #7Lee Mazzilli	$2.44	$52.31	$203	$122	$264	0%
Lee Mazzilli, Mike Schmidt, Steve Garvey [Hand Cut Panel]Lee Mazzilli, Mike Schmidt, Steve Garvey	$19.92	—	—	—	—	0%
Leon Roberts [Hand Cut] #37Leon Roberts	$10.79	—	—	—	—	0%
Lou Piniella [Hand Cut] #69Lou Piniella	$7.98	—	—	—	—	0%
Lou Whitaker [Hand Cut] #117Lou Whitaker	$2.79	$160	$306	$184	$398	0%
Mario Guerrero, Mark Fidrych, Rick Manning [Hand Cut Panel]Mario Guerrero, Mark Fidrych, Rick Manning	$9.00	—	—	—	—	0%
Mario Guerrero, Mark Fidrych, Rick Manning [L Panel Hand Cut]Mario Guerrero, Mark Fidrych, Rick Manning	$10.00	—	—	—	—	0%
Mark Fidrych [Hand Cut] #77Mark Fidrych	$8.50	—	—	—	—	0%
Matt Keough [Hand Cut] #59Matt Keough	$2.45	—	—	—	—	0%
Miguel Dilone [Hand Cut] #118Miguel Dilone	—	—	—	—	—	—
Miguel Dilone, Reggie Jackson, Sal Bando [Hand Cut Panel]Miguel Dilone, Reggie Jackson, Sal Bando	$14.93	—	—	—	—	0%
Mike Caldwell [Hand Cut] #14Mike Caldwell	$0.99	—	—	—	—	0%
Mike Schmidt [Hand Cut] #9Mike Schmidt	$2.99	$87.00	—	—	—	0%
Mike Torrez [Hand Cut] #22Mike Torrez	—	—	—	—	—	—
Mitchell Page [Hand Cut] #17Mitchell Page	$0.99	—	—	—	—	0%
Nolan Ryan [Hand Cut] #101Nolan Ryan	$11.99	$147	$1,713	$1,028	$2,227	0%
Nolan Ryan, Ozzie Smith [Hand Cut Panel]Nolan Ryan, Ozzie Smith	$121	—	—	—	—	0%
Nolan Ryan, Ozzie Smith, Willie Montanez [Hand Cut Panel]Nolan Ryan, Ozzie Smith, Willie Montanez	$96.38	—	—	—	—	0%
Omar Moreno [Hand Cut] #12Omar Moreno	$1.25	—	—	—	—	0%
Ozzie Smith [Hand Cut] #102Ozzie Smith	$54.44	$540	$2,061	$1,237	$2,679	0%
Pete Rose, Sparky Lyle [Hand Cut Panel]Pete Rose, Sparky Lyle	—	—	—	—	—	—
Pete Vuckovich [Hand Cut] #87Pete Vuckovich	$3.00	—	—	—	—	0%
Phil Garner [Hand Cut] #75Phil Garner	$1.99	—	$400	$240	$520	0%
Phil Garner, Rick Dempsey, Vida Blue [Hand Cut Panel]Phil Garner, Rick Dempsey, Vida Blue	$32.92	—	—	—	—	0%
Phil Garner, Rick Dempsey, Vida Blue [L Panel Hand Cut]Phil Garner, Rick Dempsey, Vida Blue	$7.82	—	—	—	—	0%
Phil Niekro [Hand Cut] #62Phil Niekro	$1.63	—	—	—	—	0%
Reggie Smith [Hand Cut] #72Reggie Smith	$1.19	—	—	—	—	0%
Rich Gossage [Hand Cut] #48Rich Gossage	$2.50	—	$285	$171	$370	0%
Richie Zisk [Hand Cut] #140Richie Zisk	$2.00	—	—	—	—	0%
Rick Dempsey [Hand Cut] #73Rick Dempsey	$4.80	—	—	—	—	0%
Rick Manning [Hand Cut] #76Rick Manning	—	—	$57.57	$35.00	$75.00	0%
Robin Yount [Hand Cut] #55Robin Yount	$2.00	$76.01	—	—	—	0%
Rod Carew [Hand Cut Large Head] #38Rod Carew	$4.60	$80.87	—	—	—	0%
Rod Carew [Hand Cut Small Head] #38Rod Carew	$8.00	$232	—	—	—	0%
Roger Erickson [Hand Cut] #94Roger Erickson	$4.00	$27.80	—	—	—	0%
Ron Cey [Hand Cut] #28Ron Cey	—	—	—	—	—	—
Ron Guidry [Hand Cut] #89Ron Guidry	$6.95	—	—	—	—	0%
Ron LeFlore [Hand Cut] #34Ron LeFlore	$0.99	—	—	—	—	0%
Ross Grimsley [Hand Cut] #5Ross Grimsley	$2.45	—	—	—	—	0%
Roy Howell [Hand Cut] #137Roy Howell	$3.50	$52.31	—	—	—	0%
Roy Smalley [Hand Cut] #60Roy Smalley	$1.78	$50.05	—	—	—	0%
Ruppert Jones [Hand Cut] #99Ruppert Jones	—	—	—	—	—	—
Rusty Staub [Hand Cut] #56Rusty Staub	$2.79	$45.00	—	—	—	0%
Sal Bando [Hand Cut] #119Sal Bando	$0.25	—	—	—	—	0%
Sixto Lezcano [Hand Cut] #136Sixto Lezcano	$4.00	—	—	—	—	0%
Sparky Lyle [Hand Cut] #143Sparky Lyle	$3.00	—	—	—	—	0%
Steve Carlton [Hand Cut] #71Steve Carlton	$3.50	$49.99	—	—	—	0%
Steve Garvey [Hand Cut] #8Steve Garvey	$2.99	$110	$590	$354	$767	0%
Steve Kemp [Hand Cut] #15Steve Kemp	—	—	—	—	—	—
Ted Simmons [Hand Cut] #44Ted Simmons	$3.75	—	$202	$121	$263	0%
Terry Whitfield [Hand Cut] #10Terry Whitfield	$3.00	$52.31	—	—	—	0%
Thurman Munson [Hand Cut] #26Thurman Munson	$7.00	—	—	—	—	0%
Toby Harrah [Hand Cut] #150Toby Harrah	$0.99	—	—	—	—	0%
Tom Seaver [Hand Cut] #65Tom Seaver	$2.66	$150	—	—	—	0%
Vida Blue [Hand Cut] #74Vida Blue	$2.47	—	—	—	—	0%
Willie Montanez [Hand Cut] #100Willie Montanez	—	—	—	—	—	—
Willie Stargell [Hand Cut] #104Willie Stargell	$3.00	$89.95	$290	$174	$377	0%

About this set

1979 Hostess is a Baseball set from 1979. Midpoint tracks 189 cards from it, 163 with market prices from recent sales and 25 with a PSA 10 value. The set's most valuable card is Ozzie Smith [Hand Cut] #102 at $2,061 in PSA 10 ($54.44 raw). Priced raw copies add up to $1.5K, and PSA 10 copies to $9.3K. On average a PSA 10 sells for 57× the raw price across the set's graded cards.

Frequently asked questions

How many cards are in 1979 Hostess?: Our Baseball price guide lists 189 cards for 1979 Hostess, 163 of them with live market prices.
What is the most valuable card in 1979 Hostess?: The most valuable card in 1979 Hostess is Ozzie Smith [Hand Cut] #102 at $2,061 in PSA 10 ($54.44 raw).
Is Ozzie Smith [Hand Cut] #102 worth grading?: A PSA 10 Ozzie Smith [Hand Cut] #102 sells for $2,061 vs $54.44 raw — a 38× premium. That gap is what makes grading a well-centered, clean copy worthwhile.
When was 1979 Hostess released?: 1979 Hostess was released in 1979.

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1979 · 30 cards · 30 priced

PSA 10 total $39.99Top: Joe Cronin #65 $39.99

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