1977 Topps #473 Rookie Outfielders - Andre Dawson / Gene Richards / John Scott / Denny Walling
On this card: Andre Dawson, Gene Richards, John Scott, Denny Walling
About this card
Cards #472-479 and #487-494 are the sixteen four-player Rookie Prospects cards. A Rookie Prospects card is a rookie card for the players on it who had no earlier Topps flagship card - on #472, #473, #474, #475, #487, #489, #491 and #493 at least one of the four had already appeared on one, and the rookie-card answer on each card names the players it counts for.
The story on this card
Dawson became Montreal's everyday center fielder in 1977, batting .282 with 19 home runs and 21 steals, and took the National League Rookie of the Year award narrowly over Steve Henderson of the Mets. Topps gave him #473, a four-man Rookie Prospects card with Gene Richards of the Padres, John Scott of the Blue Jays and Denny Walling of the Athletics. It is Dawson's rookie card and one of the key rookie cards of the set. Hall of Fame outfielder (class of 2010) for the Montreal Expos, Chicago Cubs, Red Sox and Marlins. He won the 1987 NL MVP with 49 home runs for a last-place Cubs team, eight Gold Gloves, and finished with 438 homers and 314 steals.
Richards singled off Woodie Fryman in his first at-bat on April 6, 1977, and finished with a modern-day rookie record of 56 stolen bases and third place in Rookie of the Year voting. On August 29 he stood at first base when Lou Brock broke Ty Cobb's career steals mark. #473 is a four-man Rookie Prospects card with Andre Dawson of the Expos, John Scott of the Blue Jays and Denny Walling of the Athletics, and the rookie card for Richards, Dawson and Walling. Left-handed outfielder for the San Diego Padres from 1977 to 1983 and the San Francisco Giants in 1984. The first overall pick of the January 1975 draft, he retired with a .290 average and 247 stolen bases.
Scott led off and played left field in Toronto's first game on April 7, 1977, going 1 for 5 with a double. He hit his first major league home run off Vida Blue on June 5 and his second off Paul Hartzell two days later. Rookie Prospects card #473 paired the Blue Jays outfielder with Andre Dawson, Gene Richards and Denny Walling. John Scott was a right-handed outfielder for San Diego and Toronto, selected second in the January 1970 draft. He later hit 48 home runs over 3 seasons with the Yakult Swallows.
Walling went 3-for-11 in three Oakland games in 1976. His 1977 Topps rookie card, #473 in the Rookie Prospects subset, grouped Oakland's Walling with Montreal's Andre Dawson, San Diego's Gene Richards and Toronto's John Scott. Oakland traded him to Houston for Willie Crawford on June 15, 1977. Denny Walling was a left-handed Houston pinch hitter and corner infielder whose major league career lasted 18 seasons. His extra-inning single won a 1981 playoff game against the Dodgers.
Sources: Wikipedia (Andre Dawson) · Wikipedia (Gene Richards) · Wikipedia (John Scott (1970s outfielder)) · Wikipedia (Denny Walling) · SABR BioProject (Andre Dawson) · SABR BioProject (Gene Richards) · SABR Games Project · Baseball Almanac · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 7,025 | 59 | 611 | 2,449 | 1,419 | 1,040 | 724 | 717 | 6 |
| SGC | 1,317 | 2 | 28 | 181 | 349 | 294 | 229 | 219 | 15 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Data as of 2026-10-19. Half grades fold down for both graders (8.5→8); PSA qualified slabs (OC, ST, PD, MC and the like) are not counted.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1977 Topps #473 card?
It is card #473 of the 660-card 1977 Topps Baseball set, picturing Andre Dawson, Gene Richards, John Scott and Denny Walling. Cards #472-479 and #487-494 are the sixteen four-player Rookie Prospects cards. A Rookie Prospects card is a rookie card for the players on it who had no earlier Topps flagship card - on #472, #473, #474, #475, #487, #489, #491 and #493 at least one of the four had already appeared on one, and the rookie-card answer on each card names the players it counts for.
Is 1977 Topps #473 a rookie card?
Yes - #473 is the rookie card of Andre Dawson, Gene Richards and Denny Walling. John Scott had already appeared on an earlier Topps card, so it is not his rookie card.
What are the key cards in the 1977 Topps set?
The key cards are #144 Bruce Sutter (his rookie card), #140 Mike Schmidt, #265 Mark Fidrych (his rookie card), #285 Brooks Robinson (PSA calls it his final active-player card), #473 1977 Rookie Outfielders (the Andre Dawson rookie) and #650 Nolan Ryan. The set was issued as one series, #1-660, so it has no high numbers.
How many cards are in the 1977 Topps Baseball set?
660 cards, numbered 1 through 660 with none skipped and distributed as a single series. No card carries a catalogued print variation, so the base set and the master set are the same 660 cards.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA CardFacts, BaseballCardPedia, Cardboard Connection, Baseball Almanac, 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 2026-10-25.