In 13 seasons, Hrabosky recorded 64 wins, 35 losses, and 97 saves with an ERA of 3.10.the Cardinals made him their first round choice. At the age of twenty, he made his Major League debut with a scoreless inning against the San Diego Padres on June 16, 1970. Hrabosky led the National League in saves in 1975 with 22 (a career-best) en route to winning The Sporting News "NL Fireman of the Year" award. He had a career-high in wins, posting a 13–3 record with an ERA of 1.67. 

Born in Akron, Ohio, Munson was selected as the fourth pick of the 1968 MLB draft and was named as the catcher on the 1968 College Baseball All-American Team. Munson hit over .300 in his two seasons in the minor leagues, establishing himself as a top prospect. He became the Yankees' starting catcher late in the 1969 season, and after his first complete season in 1970, in which he batted .302, he was voted American League (AL) Rookie of the Year. Considered the "heart and soul" of the Yankees, Munson was named captain of the Yankees in 1976, the team's first since Lou Gehrig. That same year, he won the AL Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award. As captain, Munson helped lead the Yankees to three consecutive World Series appearances from 1976 to 1978, winning championships in the latter two years. He is the first player in baseball history to be named a College Baseball All-American and then in MLB win a Rookie of the Year Award, MVP Award, Gold Glove Award, and World Series championship. He is also the only catcher in MLB postseason history to record at least a .300+ batting average (.357), 20 RBIs (22), and 20 defensive caught stealings (24).

William Joseph Buckner (December 14, 1949 – May 27, 2019) was an American first baseman and left fielder in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played for five teams from 1969 through 1990, most notably the Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers and Boston Red Sox. Beginning his career as an outfielder with the Dodgers, Buckner helped the team to the 1974 pennant with a .314 batting average, but a serious ankle injury the next year led to his trade to the Cubs before the 1977 season. The Cubs moved him to first base, and he won the National League (NL) batting title with a .324 mark in 1980. He was named to the All-Star team the following year as he led the major leagues in doubles. After setting a major league record for first basemen with 159 assists in 1982. Buckner surpassed that total with 161 in 1983 while again leading the NL in doubles. He ended his career with 2,715 hits and 498 doubles, having batted over .300 seven times with three seasons of 100 runs batted in (RBI). Buckner led his league in assists four times, with his 1985 mark remaining the American League (AL) record. He retired with the fourth-most assists by a first baseman (1,351) in major league history despite not playing the position regularly until he was 27 years old. 

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.