1977 Topps Baseball Cards
Product Details
The 1977 Topps Baseball card set consists of 660 standard sized cards measuring 2-1.2 by 3-1/2 inches. Although a pair of Hall of Fame players, and one very popular borderline choice, have rookie cards in 1977 Topps Baseball, the set doesn't deliver a ton of other big-name rookie cards. The key rookies in 1977 Topps Baseball are Andre Dawson (#473), Dale Murphy (#476) and Bruce Sutter (#144). Dawson and Murphy both share their rookie cards with three other players. Other rookies in the set include, Dennis Martinez (#491), Jack Clark (#488), Mark Fidrych (#265), Garry Templeton (#161), and Jim Gantner (#494).
The checklist includes more than 20 Hall of Famers - including cards from legends like Nolan Ryan (#400, George Brett (#580), and Mike Schmidt (#140), to name a few.
The clean design and a couple of new subsets help the release feel fresh and distinct, even after all these years. The 1977 Topps Baseball card set also marked the first appearances of the "Turn Back the Clock" subset, which chronicles past baseball events and "Big League Brothers" which looks at the unique opportunity provided by family ties.
Subsets
The subsets for the 1977 Topps Baseball card set include the following:
- League Leaders (#1-8)
- Milestones (#231-234)
- Playoff highlights (#276-277)
- Turn Back the clock cards (#433-437)
- World Series highlights (#411-413),
- Rookie stars (#472-479 and #487-494)
- Big League Brothers (#631-634)
Design
Featuring a white border surrounding the player photograph, the 1977 Topps Baseball card fronts make great use of color. The printing process saw noticeable improvement due to technological innovations as evidenced by the very vibrant colors of the photographs themselves. The top portion of the card is reserved for the team name which is labeled in an bold, italic block type font and outlined in black really causing it to "pop" off the card.Directly underneath the team name is the players full name in a contrasting color. Offset to the right and set at an angle is a pennant with the player's fielding position, also in a different and contrasting color. Also prevalent on the card is the facsimile signature of the player. If a player was designated as being an All-Star the previous year, a colored banner runs horizontally along the bottom edge of the player image. The result of the combined design elements, crisp photography, and stark white borders is an iconic design of the 1970's and instantly recognizable to this day.
The overall look of the 1977 Topps Baseball card backs is very similar to the previous year's. Green is the dominant color as is the grey of the card stock itself. Across the top is the players name and biographical information. The left side has a cartoon and comical anecdote, which gives way to career statistics which are also accompanied by a year by year stat line. Where there's space, short, informational write-ups about the player, team or league fill up the bottom of the card.
Distribution and Condition Issues
The entire set was released as a single series and was available in wax packs, rack packs, cello packs, and vending boxes. Individual wax packs cost just 15 cents. Topps utilized a very thin card stock in the 1977 Baseball card set. As a result the cards are hampered with numerous condition issues, making this a very difficult set to attain in high-grade. Edge wear, corner fraying and wrinkles are all common to the set. Additionally, but to a less extent is centering, which Topps appeared to be getting a handle on, again, most likely as a result of improved technology. It's thought that the toughest star cards to find in high-grade condition are Tom Seaver (#150), Thurman Munson (#170), and Catfish Hunter (#280).
Supplemental Release
In 1977 Topps also produced a 73-subject Cloth Sticker set. Measuring the same size as standard cards, the set is comprised of 55 MLB stars and two different nine-piece puzzles. When each were assembled, they came to form a picture of the American League and National League All-Star teams. The key sticker in the set is that of Nolan Ryan (#40), however many other Hall of Fame players made the checklist including Johnny Bench, Lou Brock, Mike Schmidt, Pete Rose, Carl Yastrzemski and Robin Yount to name a few.
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Key Cards
Key 1977 Topps Baseball Cards
Andre Dawson RC #473 Rookie Outfielders
Dale Murphy RC #476 Rookie Catchers
Bruce Sutter RC #144
Mark Fidrych RC #265
Pete Rose #450
George Brett #580
Nolan Ryan #650
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Set Checklist
1977 Topps Baseball Set Checklist
2 Home Run Leaders
3 RBI Leaders
4 Stolen Base Leaders
5 Victory Leaders
6 Strikeout Leaders
7 ERA Leaders
8 Leading Firemen
9 Doug Rader
10 Reggie Jackson
11 Rob Dressler
12 Larry Haney
13 Luis Gomez
14 Tommy Smith
15 Don Gullett
16 Bob Jones RC
17 Steve Stone
18 Frank Robinson
19 John D'Acquisto
20 Graig Nettles
21 Ken Forsch
22 Bill Freehan
23 Dan Driessen
24 Carl Morton
25 Dwight Evans
26 Ray Sadecki
27 Bill Buckner
28 Woodie Fryman
29 Bucky Dent
30 Greg Luzinski
31 Jim Todd
32 Checklist 1-132
33 Wayne Garland
34 Norm Sherry
35 Rennie Stennett
36 John Ellis
37 Steve Hargan
38 Craig Kusick
39 Tom Griffin
40 Bobby Murcer
41 Jim Kern
42 Jose Cruz
43 Ray Bare
44 Bud Harrelson
45 Rawly Eastwick
46 Buck Martinez
47 Lynn McGlothen
48 Tom Paciorek
49 Grant Jackson
50 Ron Cey
51 Alex Grammas
52 Ellis Valentine
53 Paul Mitchell
54 Sandy Alomar
55 Jeff Burroughs
56 Rudy May
57 Marc Hill
58 Chet Lemon
59 Larry Christenson
60 Jim Rice
61 Manny Sanguillen
62 Eric Raich
63 Tito Fuentes
64 Larry Biittner
65 Skip Lockwood
66 Roy Smalley
67 Joaquin Andujar RC
68 Bruce Bochte
69 Jim Crawford
70 Johnny Bench
71 Dock Ellis
72 Mike Anderson
73 Charlie Williams
74 Oakland Athletics CL
75 Dennis Leonar
76 Tim Foli
77 Dyar Miller
78 Bob Davis
79 Don Money
80 Andy Messersmith
81 Juan Beniquez
82 Jim Rooker
83 Kevin Bell RC
84 Ollie Brown
85 Duane Kuiper
86 Pat Zachry
87 Glenn Borgmann
88 Stan Wall
89 Butch Hobson RC
90 Cesar Cedeno
91 John Verhoeven
92 Dave Rosello
93 Tom Poquette
94 Craig Swan
95 Keith Hernandez
96 Lou Piniella
97 Dave Heaverlo
98 Milt May
99 Tom Hausman
100 Joe Morgan
101 Dick Bosman
102 Jose Morales
103 Mike Bacsik
104 Omar Moreno RC
105 Steve Yeager
106 Mike Flanagan
107 Bill Melton
108 Alan Foster
109 Jorge Orta
110 Steve Carlton
111 Rico Petrocelli
112 Bill Greif
113 Toronto Blue Jays CL
114 Bruce Dal Canton
115 Rich Manning
116 Joe Niekro
117 Frank White
118 Rick Jones RC
119 John Stearns
120 Rod Carew
121 Gary Nolan
122 Ben Oglivie
123 Fred Stanley
124 George Mitterwald
125 Bill Travers
126 Rod Gilbreath
127 Ron Fairly
128 Tommy John Dodgers
129 Mike Sadek
130 Al Oliver
131 Orlando Ramirez RC
132 Chip Lang
133 Ralph Garr
134 San Diego Padres CL
135 Mark Belanger
136 Jerry Mumphrey RC
137 Jeff Terpko RC
138 Bob Stinson
139 Fred Norman
140 Mike Schmidt
141 Mark Littell
142 Steve Dillard RC
143 Ed Herrmann
144 Bruce Sutter RC
145 Tom Veryzer
146 Dusty Baker
147 Jackie Brown
148 Fran Healy
149 Mike Cubbage
150 Tom Seaver
151 Johnnie LeMaster
152 Gaylord Perry
153 Ron Jackson RC
154 Dave Giusti
155 Joe Rudi
156 Pete Mackanin
157 Ken Brett
158 Ted Kubiak
159 Bernie Carbo
160 Will McEnaney
161 Garry Templeton RC
162 Mike Cuellar
163 Dave Hilton
164 Tug McGraw
165 Jim Wynn
166 Bill Campbell
167 Rich Hebner
168 Charlie Spikes
169 Darold Knowles
170 Thurman Munson
171 Ken Sanders
172 John Milner
173 Chuck Scrivener RC
174 Nelson Briles
175 Butch Wynegar RC
176 Bob Robertson
177 Bart Johnson
178 Bombo Rivera RC
179 Paul Hartzell RC
180 Dave Lopes
181 Ken McMullen
182 Dan Spillner
183 St. Louis Cardinals CL
184 Bo McLaughlin RC
185 Sixto Lezcano
186 Doug Flynn
187 Dick Pole
188 Bob Tolan
189 Rick Dempsey
190 Ray Burris
191 Doug Griffin
192 Clarence Gaston
193 Larry Gura
194 Gary Matthews
195 Ed Figueroa
196 Len Randle
197 Ed Ott
198 Wilbur Wood
199 Pepe Frias
200 Frank Tanana
201 Ed Kranepool
202 Tom Johnson
203 Ed Armbrister
204 Jeff Newman RC
205 Pete Falcone
206 Boog Powell
207 Glenn Abbott
208 Checklist 133-264
209 Rob Andrews
210 Fred Lynn
211 San Francisco Giants CL
212 Jim Mason
213 Maximino Leon
214 Darrell Porter
215 Butch Metzger
216 Doug DeCinces
217 Tom Underwood
218 John Wathan RC
219 Joe Coleman
220 Chris Chambliss
221 Bob Bailey
222 Francisco Barrios
223 Earl Williams
224 Rusty Torres
225 Bob Apodaca
226 Leroy Stanton
227 Joe Sambito RC
228 Minnesota Twins CL
229 Don Kessinger
230 Vida Blue
231 George Brett RB
232 Minnie Minoso RB
233 Jose Morales RB
234 Nolan Ryan RB
235 Cecil Cooper
236 Tom Buskey
237 Gene Clines
238 Tippy Martinez
239 Bill Plummer
240 Ron LeFlore
241 Dave Tomlin
242 Ken Henderson
243 Ron Reed
244 John Mayberry
245 Rick Rhoden
246 Mike Vail
247 Chris Knapp
248 Wilbur Howard
249 Pete Redfern
250 Bill Madlock
251 Tony Muser
252 Dale Murray
253 John Hale
254 Doyle Alexander
255 George Scott
256 Joe Hoerner
257 Mike Miley
258 Luis Tiant
259 New York Mets CL
260 J.R. Richard
261 Phil Garner
262 Al Cowens
263 Mike Marshall
264 Tom Hutton
265 Mark Fidrych RC
266 Derrel Thomas
267 Ray Fosse
268 Rick Sawyer RC
269 Joe Lis
270 Dave Parker
271 Terry Forster
272 Lee Lacy
273 Eric Soderholm
274 Don Stanhouse
275 Mike Hargrove
276 A.L. Championship
277 N.L. Championship
278 Danny Frisella
279 Joe Wallis
280 Jim Hunter
281 Roy Staiger
282 Sid Monge
283 Jerry DaVanon
284 Mike Norris
285 Brooks Robinson
286 Johnny Grubb
287 Cincinnati Reds CL
288 Bob Montgomery
289 Gene Garber
290 Amos Otis
291 Jason Thompson RC
292 Rogelio Moret
293 Jack Brohamer
294 George Medich
295 Gary Carter
296 Don Hood
297 Ken Reitz
298 Charlie Hough
299 Otto Velez
300 Jerry Koosman
301 Toby Harrah
302 Mike Garman
303 Gene Tenace
304 Jim Hughes
305 Mickey Rivers
306 Rick Waits
307 Gary Sutherland
308 Gene Pentz RC
309 Boston Red Sox CL
310 Larry Bowa
311 Vern Ruhle
312 Rob Belloir RC
313 Paul Blair
314 Steve Mingori
315 Dave Chalk
316 Steve Rodgers
317 Kurt Bevacqua
318 Duffy Dyer
319 Rich Gossage
320 Ken Griffey
321 Dave Goltz
322 Bill Russell
323 Larry Lintz
324 John Curtis
325 Mike Ivie
326 Jesse Jefferson
327 Houston Astros CL
328 Tommy Boggs
329 Ron Hodges
330 George Hendrick
331 Jim Colborn
332 Elliott Maddox
333 Paul Reuschel
334 Bill Stein
335 Bill Robinson
336 Denny Doyle
337 Ron Schueler
338 Dave Duncan
339 Adrian Devine
340 Hal McRae
341 Joe Kerrigan RC
342 Jerry Remy
343 Ed Halicki
344 Brian Downing
345 Reggie Smith
346 Bill Singer
347 George Foster
348 Brent Strom
349 Jim Holt
350 Larry Dierker
352 Mike Phillips
353 Stan Thomas
354 Pittsburgh Pirates CL
355 Lou Brock
356 Checklist 265-396
357 Tim McCarver
358 Tom House
359 Willie Randolph
360 Rick Monday
361 Eduardo Rodriguez
362 Tommy Davis
363 Dave Roberts
364 Vic Correll
365 Mike Torrez
366 Ted Sizemore
367 Dave Hamilton
368 Mike Jorgensen
369 Terry Humphrey
370 John Montefusco
371 Whitey Herzog
372 Rick Folkers
373 Bert Campaneris
374 Kent Tekulve
375 Larry Hisle
376 Nino Espinosa
377 Dave McKay
378 Jim Umbarger
379 Larry Cox
380 Lee May
381 Bob Forsch
382 Charlie Moore
383 Stan Bahnsen
384 Darrel Chaney
385 Dave LaRoche
386 Manny Mota
387 New York Yankees CL
388 Terry Harmon
389 Ken Kravec
390 Dave Winfield
391 Dan Warthen
392 Phil Roof
393 John Lowenstein
394 Bill Laxton
395 Manny Trillo
396 Tom Murphy
397 Larry Herndon RC
398 Tom Burgmeier
399 Bruce Boisclair RC
400 Steve Garvey
401 Mickey Scott
402 Tommy Helms
403 Tom Grieve
404 Eric Rasmussen RC
405 Claudell Washington
406 Tim Johnson
407 Dave Freisleben
408 Cesar Tovar
409 Pete Broberg
410 Willie Montanez
411 Joe Morgan, Johnny Bench - World Series
412 Johnny Bench - World Series
413 World Series
414 Tommy Harper
415 Jay Johnstone
416 Chuck Hartenstein
417 Wayne Garrett
418 Chicago White Sox CL
419 Steve Swisher
420 Rusty Staub
421 Doug Rau
422 Freddie Patek
423 Gary Lavelle
424 Steve Brye
425 Joe Torre
426 Dick Drago
427 Dave Rader
428 Texas Rangers CL
429 Ken Boswell
430 Fergie Jenkins
431 Dave Collins UER
432 Buzz Capra
433 Nate Colbert TBC
434 Carl Yastrzemski TBC
435 Maury Wills TBC
436 Bob Keegan TBC
437 Ralph Kiner TBC
438 Marty Perez
439 Gorman Thomas
440 Jon Matlack
441 Larvell Blanks
442 Dave Bristol
443 Lamar Johnson
444 Wayne Twitchell
445 Ken Singleton
446 Bill Bonham
447 Jerry Turner
448 Ellie Rodriguez
449 Al Fitzmorris
450 Pete Rose
451 Checklist 397-528
452 Mike Caldwell
453 Pedro Garcia
454 Andy Etchebarren
455 Rick Wise
456 Leon Roberts
457 Steve Luebber
458 Leo Foster
459 Steve Foucault
460 Willie Stargell
461 Dick Tidrow
462 Don Baylor
463 Jamie Quirk
464 Randy Moffitt
465 Rico Carty
466 Fred Holdsworth
467 Philadelphia Phillies CL
468 Ramon Hernandez
469 Pat Kelly
470 Ted Simmons
471 Del Unser
472 Don Aase, Bob McClure, Gil Patterson, Dave Wehrmeister Rookie Pitchers
473 Andre Dawson, Gene Richards, John Scott, Denny Walling Rookie Outfielders
474 Bob Bailor, Kiko Garcia, Craig Reynolds, Alex Taveras Rookie Shortstops
475 Chris Batton, Rick Camp, Scott McGregor, Manny Sarmiento Rookie Pitchers
476 Gary Alexander, Rick Cerone, Dale Murphy, Kevin Pasley Rookie Catchers
477 Doug Ault, Rich Duaer, Orlando Gonzalez, Phil Mankowski Rookie Infielders
478 Jim Gideon, Leon Hooten, Dave Johnson, Mark Lemongello Rookie Pitchers
479 Brian Asselstine, Wayne Gross, Sam Mejias, Alvis Woods Rookie Outfielders
480 Carl Yastrzemski
481 Roger Metzge
482 Tony Solaita
483 Richie Zisk
484 Burt Hooton
485 Roy White
486 Ed Bane
487 Larry Anderson, Ed Glynn, Joe Henderson, Greg Terlecky Rookie Pitchers
488 Jack Clark, Ruppert Jones, Lee Mazzilli, Dan Thomas Rookie Outfielders
489 Len Barker, Randy Lerch, Greg Minton, Mike Overy Rookie Pitchers
490 Billy Almon, Mickey Klutts, Tommy McMillan, Mark Wagner Rookie Shortstops
491 Mike Dupree, Dennis Martinez, Craig Mitchell, Bob Sykes Rookie Pitchers
492 Tony Armas, Steve Kemp, Carlos Lopez, Gary Woods Rookie Outfielders
493 Mike Krukow, Jim Otten, Gary Wheelock, Mike Willis Rookie Pitchers
494 Juan Bernhardt, Mike Champion, Jim Gantner, Bump Wills Rookie Infielders
495 Al Hrabosky
496 Gary Thomasson
497 Clay Carroll
498 Sal Bando
499 Pablo Torrealba
500 Dave Kingman
501 Jim Bibby
502 Randy Hundley
503 Bill Lee
504 Tom Lasorda
505 Oscar Gamble
506 Steve Grilli
507 Mike Hegan
508 Dave Pagan
509 Cookie Rojas
510 John Candelaria
511 Bill Fahey
512 Jack Billingham
513 Jerry Terrell
514 Cliff Johnson
515 Chris Speier
516 Bake McBride
517 Pete Vuckovich RC
518 Chicago Cubs CL
519 Don Kirkwood
520 Garry Maddox
521 Bob Grich*
522 Enzo Hernandez
523 Rollie Fingers
524 Rowland Office
525 Dennis Eckersley
526 Larry Parrish
527 Dan Meyer
528 Bill Castro
529 Jim Essian RC
530 Rick Reuschel
531 Lyman Bostock
532 Jim Willoughby
533 Mickey Stanley
534 Paul Splittorff
535 Cesar Geronimo
536 Vic Albury
537 Dave Roberts
538 Frank Taveras
539 Mike Wallace
540 Bob Watson
541 John Denny
542 Frank Duffy
543 Ron Blomberg
544 Gary Ross
545 Bob Boone
546 Baltimore Orioles CL
547 Willie McCovey
548 Joel Youngblood
549 Jerry Royster
550 Randy Jones
551 Bill North
552 Pepe Mangual
553 Jack Heidemann
554 Bruce Kimm RC
555 Dan Ford
556 Doug Bird
557 Jerry White
558 Elias Sosa
559 Alan Bannister
560 Dave Concepcion
561 Pete LaCock
562 Checklist 529-660
563 Bruce Kison
564 Alan Ashby
565 Mickey Lolich
566 Rick Miller
567 Enos Cabell
568 Carlos May
569 Jim Lonborg
570 Bobby Bonds
571 Darrell Evans
572 Ross Grimsley
573 Joe Ferguson
574 Aurelio Rodriguez
575 Dick Ruthven
576 Fred Kendall
577 Jerry Augustine
578 Bob Randall RC
579 Don Carrithers
580 George Brett
581 Pedro Borbon
582 Ed Kirkpatrick
583 Paul Lindblad
584 Ed Goodson
585 Rick Burleson
586 Steve Renko
587 Rick Baldwin
588 Dave Moates
589 Mike Cosgrove
590 Buddy Bell
591 Chris Arnold
592 Dan Briggs
593 Dennis Blair
594 Biff Pocoroba
595 John Hiller
596 Jerry Martin
597 Mariners Coaches
598 Sparky Lyle
599 Mike Tyson
600 Jim Palmer
601 Mike Lum
602 Andy Hassler
603 Willie Davis
604 Jim Slaton
605 Felix Millan
606 Steve Braun
607 Larry Demery
608 Roy Howell
609 Jim Barr
610 Jose Cardenal
611 Dave Lemanczyk
612 Barry Foote
613 Reggie Cleveland
614 Greg Gross
615 Phil Niekro
616 Tommy Sandt
617 Bobby Darwin
618 Pat Dobson
619 Johnny Oates
620 Don Sutton
621 Detroit Tigers CL
622 Jim Wohlford
623 Jack Kucek
624 Hector Cruz
625 Ken Holtzman
626 Al Bumbry
627 Bob Myrick
628 Mario Guerrero
629 Bobby Valentine
630 Bert Blyleven
631 George Brett, Ken Brett - Big League Brothers
632 Bob Forsch, Ken Forsch - Big League Brothers
633 Paul Reuschel, Rick Reuschel - Big League Brothers
634 Reuschel Brothers UER
635 Robin Yount
636 Santo Alcala
637 Alex Johnson
638 Jim Kaat
639 Jerry Morales
640 Carlton Fisk
641 Dan Larson RC
642 Willie Crawford
643 Mike Pazik
644 Matt Alexander
645 Jerry Reuss
646 Andres Mora
647 Montreal Expos CL
648 Jim Spencer
649 Dave Cash
650 Nolan Ryan
651 Von Joshua
652 Tom Walker
653 Diego Segui
654 Ron Pruitt RC
655 Tony Perez
656 Ron Guidry
657 Mick Kelleher RC
658 Marty Pattin
659 Merv Rettenmund
660 Willie Horton
Cloth Set Checklist
2 Buddy Bell SP
3 Johnny Bench
4 Vida Blue
5 Bert Blyleven
6 Steve Braun SP
7 George Brett
8 Lou Brock
9 Jose Cardenal
10 Rod Carew SP
11 Steve Carlton
12 Dave Cash
13 Cesar Cedeno SP
14 Ron Cey
15 Mark Fidrych
16 Dan Ford
17 Wayne Garland
18 Ralph Garr
19 Steve Garvey
20 Mike Hargrove
21 Jim Hunter
22 Reggie Jackson
23 Randy Jones
24 Dave Kingman SP
25 Bill Madlock
26 Lee May SP
27 John Mayberry
28 Andy Messersmith
29 Willie Montanez
30 John Montefusco SP
31 Joe Morgan
32 Thurman Munson
33 Bobby Murcer
34 Al Oliver SP
35 Dave Pagan
36 Jim Palmer SP
37 Tony Perez
39 Joe Rudi
40 Nolan Ryan SP
41 Mike Schmidt
42 Tom Seaver
43 Ted Simmons
44 Bill Singer
45 Willie Stargell
46 Rusty Staub
47 Don Sutton
48 Luis Tiant
49 Bill Travers
50 Claudell Washington
51 Bob Watson
52 Dave Winfield
53 Carl Yastrzemski
54 Robin Yount
55 Richie Zisk
56 AL Puzzle UL
57 AL Puzzle UC
58 AL Puzzle UR
59 AL Puzzle ML
60 AL Puzzle MC
61 AL Puzzle MR
62 AL Puzzle BL SP
63 AL Puzzle BC SP
64 AL Puzzle BR SP
65 NL Puzzle UL
66 NL Puzzle UC
67 NL Puzzle UR
68 NL Puzzle ML
69 NL Puzzle MC
70 NL Puzzle MR
71 NL Puzzle BL
72 NL Puzzle BC
73 NL Puzzle BR
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Brian
Read the article on OPC cards, and wondered if there was a checklist available for this set?
You guys write great stuff, keep up the good work!
Cheers,
Ryan Cracknell
Brian Thanks, Brian! Assuming you’re looking for the OPC checklist, we don’t have one posted at the moment but we may in the future.