1967 Topps #277 Steve Whitaker
About Steve Whitaker
1967 was Whitaker's first full major-league season, and his best one: a .243 average with 11 home runs and 50 RBI over 122 games for the Yankees, with 114 of those games in the outfield. It remains the highest home run and RBI total of his five-year career. Card #277, issued in Topps' third series that year, is recognized as his rookie card.
Stephen Edward Whitaker was a left-handed-hitting outfielder from Tacoma, Washington, signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1962. He debuted in the majors on August 23, 1966, going 1-for-4 in a 1-0 loss to the California Angels. Whitaker got his first extended big-league look in 1967, batting .243 with 11 home runs and 50 RBI in 122 games for the Yankees, but a poor 1968 season set him up to be selected by the Kansas City Royals in the 1968 expansion draft. Before playing a game for Kansas City he was flipped to the Seattle Pilots, along with John Gelnar, in exchange for Lou Piniella during spring training 1969. He split that season between Seattle and the minors, then closed his career in 1970 with the San Francisco Giants after a trade for pitcher Bob Bolin. Over five big-league seasons he hit .230 with 24 home runs. After baseball he became a real estate broker; his son Chad was later drafted by the Cleveland Indians.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 292 | 2 | 52 | 138 | 49 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 0 |
| SGC | 20 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Data as of 2026-09-04. Half grades fold down for both graders (8.5→8); PSA qualified slabs (OC, ST, PD, MC and the like) are not counted. PSA registers a row for every one of the 624 states; SGC lists no separate row for the #149 white-streak state.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1967 Topps #277 card?
It is card #277 of the 609-card 1967 Topps Baseball set, picturing Steve Whitaker of the New York Yankees.
Is 1967 Topps #277 a rookie card?
Yes - #277 is the 1967 Topps rookie card of Steve Whitaker.
How many cards are in the 1967 Topps Baseball set?
609 cards, tracked as 624 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 609 without a gap - no number was skipped and none was used twice - and 15 cards carry catalogued print variations that the master set counts separately.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA CardFacts, Cardboard Connection, Baseball Almanac, BaseballCardPedia, Baseball-Reference, the SABR BioProject and the National Baseball Hall of Fame, PSA & SGC population reports. Card data compiled and maintained by T206Cards.com. Page last updated 2026-10-12.