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1977 Baseball CardsBy Patrick Mondout
Topps produced their first set of cards for
Burger King in 1977, as well as finally marketing a set of cloth
stickers after years of unreleased test printings dating back to at
least 1972. O-Pee-Chee's set featured less
cards than in previous years, but more unique photos. Topps produced the
last of their 660 card sets, featuring rookie cards of Andre Dawson and
Dale Murphy. The appearance of those two made this set red hot in 1982-83.
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1977
Cards at a Glance |
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Hostess
released its second annual set of
panels were released in 1977. Read
more including a checklist here. |
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Read
about Kellogg's sixth annual
set and view a checklist here. |
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MSA
continued to print up scores of
these discs, usually for smaller
retailers who could not afford to
put out their own set (read more in
our 1976
coverage). Sponsors for 1977
include Burger Chef (Funmeal),
Chilly Willee, Dairy Isle, Detroit
Caesars (a slo-pitch softball
team!), Holiday Inn (see left),
Pepsi, Saga, Wendy's, and Zip's.
Discs with blank backs can be found
as well as ones advertising the MSA
customization service itself. |
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O-Pee-Chee starting abridging
Topps' sets again in 1977. The card
count was all the way down to 264.
Our coverage of the 1977 O-Pee-Chee
baseball cards is here.
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Minor league sets of note
include the Modesto A's (Rickey
Henderson), Newark Co-Pilots (Kevin
Bass), Evansville Triplets (Jack
Morris, Lance Parrish), Salem (Tony
Pena), Bristol Red Sox (John Tudor),
St. Petersburg (Tommy Herr),
Indianapolis Indians (Ron Oester,
Tom Hume, and Mario Soto),
Charleston Patriots (Pascual Perez),
Spokane Indians (Gorman Thomas),
Appleton Foxes (Steve Trout), and
the Cedar Rapids Giants (Bob Brenly).
The TCMA sets could be purchased
directly from the company for $3.50
each.
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Our
coverage of Topps 1977
baseball set of 660 cards is here
and a complete checklist is here. |
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Topps
produced a set of cards for Burger
King to distribute in the New
York area. Read more about these
cards here. |
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The Topps
Cloth Stickers finally received
a proper set after test issues in
(at least) 1970, 1972, and 1976. The
55 card (73 if you include the
unnumbered puzzle pieces) set was
released in late summer. A
checklist is here. |
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Share Your Memories!What are your memories of the 1977 Baseball cards? Share your stories with the world! (We print the best stories right here!) |
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