1979 Hostess

The 1979 Hostess baseball set features 150 cards distributed on three-player panels issued on the backs of family sized Hostess products. The cards fronts display a full-color, posed image of the player with his name and team printed across the top in red and blue, respectively, with his position printed in black. Each card/panel reveals a dotted cutting line and when the 3-1/4" by 7-1/4" panels are cut properly, cards should measure approximately 2-1/4" by 3-1/4". There are 15 short-printed cards that are far rarer than the rest of the set. There also appears an Ozzie Smith card that is considered more desirable because of his rookie status. Printed horizontally in black-and-white, the backs show the card number, player's name and personal information as well as a yearly and career statistics grid. Anchoring this set are Hall of Famers Mike Schmidt (#9), Jim Palmer (#11), Gary Carter (#24), Rod Carew (#38), Robin Yount (#55), Joe Morgan ($#61), Phil Niekro (#62), Tom Seaver (#65), George Brett (#68), Steve Carlton (#71), Gaylord Perry (#83), Don Sutton (#92), Nolan Ryan (#101), Ozzie Smith (#102), Carlton Fisk (#106), Eddie Murray (#115), Reggie Jackson (#120), Dave Winfield (#125) and Johnny Bench (#128). Hostess also issued an album.