1979 Hostess
Description[edit]
1979 Hostess is a 150-card set printed on the sides of boxes of various brands of Hostess snack cakes. The three-card panels (which 7 3/4" X 3 1/4") were designed to be cut-up into individual 2 1/4" X 3 1/4" cards. A custom album was available via mail order.
After a five-year run, this would be the final Hostess baseball card set. Of all the five years, it is believed that the 1979 set is the scarcest.
This set contains a rookie-year card of Ozzie Smith.
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Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Hobby Odds | Retail Odds |
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Base | 150 | - | ? | ? |
Checklist[edit]
Base Set[edit]
1 John Denny
2 Jim Rice
3 Doug Bair
4 Darrell Porter
5 Ross Grimsley
6 Bobby Murcer
7 Lee Mazzilli
8 Steve Garvey
9 Mike Schmidt
10 Terry Whitfield
11 Jim Palmer
12 Omar Moreno
13 Duane Kuiper
14 Mike Caldwell
15 Steve Kemp
16 Dave Goltz
17 Mitchell Page
18 Bill Stein
19 Gene Tenace
20 Jeff Burroughs
21 Francisco Barrios
22 Mike Torrez
23 Ken Reitz
24 Gary Carter
25 Al Hrabosky
26 Thurman Munson
27 Bill Buckner
28 Ron Cey SP
29 J. R. Richard SP
30 Greg Luzinski SP
31 Ed Ott SP
32 Dennis Martinez SP
33 Darrell Evans SP
34 Ron Le Flore
35 Rick Waits
36 Cecil Cooper
37 Leon Roberts
38 Rod Carew
39 John Henry Johnson
40 Chet Lemon
41 Craig Swan
42 Gary Matthews
43 Lamar Johnson
44 Ted Simmons
45 Ken Griffey
46 Fred Patek
47 Frank Tanana
48 Goose Gossage
49 Burt Hooton
50 Ellis Valentine
51 Ken Forsch
52 Bob Knepper
53 Dave Parker
54 Doug De Cinces
55 Robin Yount
56 Rusty Staub
57 Gary Alexander
58 Julio Cruz
59 Matt Keough
60 Roy Smalley
61 Joe Morgan
62 Phil Niekro
63 Don Baylor
64 Dwight Evans
65 Tom Seaver
66 George Hendrick
67 Rick Reuschel
68 George Brett
69 Lou Piniella
70 Enos Cabell
71 Steve Carlton
72 Reggie Smith
73 Rick Dempsey SP
74 Vida Blue SP
75 Phil Garner SP
76 Rick Manning SP
77 Mark Fidrych SP
78 Mario Guerrero SP
79 Bob Stinson SP
80 Al Oliver SP
81 Doug Flynn SP
82 John Mayberry
83 Gaylord Perry
84 Joe Rudi
85 Dave Concepcion
86 John Candelaria
87 Pete Vuckovich
88 Ivan De Jesus
89 Ron Guidry
90 Hal McRae
91 Cesar Cedeno
92 Don Sutton
93 Andre Thornton
94 Roger Erickson
95 Larry Hisle
96 Jason Thompson
97 Jim Sundberg
98 Bob Horner
99 Ruppert Jones
100 Willie Montanez
101 Nolan Ryan
102 Ozzie Smith
103 Eric Soderholm
104 Willie Stargell
105A Bob Bailor Error Reverse negative
105B Bob Bailor
106 Carlton Fisk
107 George Foster
108 Keith Hernandez
109 Dennis Leonard
110 Graig Nettles
111 Jose Cruz
112 Bobby Grich
113 Bob Boone
114 Dave Lopes
115 Eddie Murray
116 Jack Clark
117 Lou Whitaker
118 Miguel Dilone
119 Sal Bando
120 Reggie Jackson
121 Dale Murphy
122 Jon Matlack
123 Bruce Bochte
124 John Stearns
125 Dave Winfield
126 Jorge Orta
127 Garry Templeton
128 Johnny Bench
129 Butch Hobson
130 Bruce Sutter
131 Bucky Dent
132 Amos Otis
133 Bert Blyleven
134 Larry Bowa
135 Ken Singleton
136 Sixto Lezcano
137 Roy Howell
138 Bill Madlock
139 Dave Revering
140 Richie Zisk
141 Butch Wynegar
142 Alan Ashby
143 Sparky Lyle
144 Pete Rose
145 Dennis Eckersley
146 Dave Kingman
147 Buddy Bell
148 Mike Hargrove
149 Jerry Koosman
150 Toby Harrah