1977 Topps #488 Rookie Outfielders - Jack Clark / Ruppert Jones / Lee Mazzilli / Dan Thomas
On this card: Jack Clark, Ruppert Jones, Lee Mazzilli, Dan Thomas
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
Clark played 136 games for the 1977 Giants while manager Joe Altobelli platooned him. He hit .252 with 13 home runs and 51 RBI. His four-player Rookie Prospects card, #488, is his rookie card. It pairs him with Ruppert Jones of the Mariners, Lee Mazzilli of the Mets and Dan Thomas of the Brewers, all rookie cards. He had hit his first major league home run, off Jack Billingham, on September 11, 1976. Jack Clark, an outfielder and first baseman, hit 340 home runs in 18 seasons with the Giants, Cardinals, Yankees, Padres and Red Sox. A four-time All-Star, he hit the pennant-clinching homer in the 1985 NLCS.
Jones became Seattle's first All-Star in 1977, reaching the break with a .256 average, 17 home runs and 50 RBIs. He finished with 24 homers, second on the club, as Kingdome crowds chanted his name. His rookie card, #488, is shared with Jack Clark of the Giants, Lee Mazzilli of the Mets and Dan Thomas of the Brewers. It identifies him with Seattle after his 28-game debut season with Kansas City. Left-handed center fielder who played for the Royals, Mariners, Yankees, Padres, Tigers and Angels from 1976 to 1987. The first player taken in the 1976 expansion draft, he made two All-Star teams and won the 1984 World Series with Detroit.
Mazzilli took over center field for the Mets in 1977, playing 159 games, batting .250 and stealing 22 bases. His rookie card is #488, a Rookie Prospects card with Jack Clark of the Giants, Ruppert Jones of the Mariners and Dan Thomas of the Brewers. All four men are on their rookie cards. Lee Mazzilli, a Brooklyn-born switch-hitting outfielder, was a 1979 Mets All-Star, hitting .303 with 181 hits. He played 14 seasons, won a title with the 1986 Mets and later managed the Orioles.
Called up to Milwaukee in September 1976, Thomas played 32 games. He hit .276 with four home runs and 15 RBI. For his 1977 Topps rookie card, #488, he joined San Francisco's Jack Clark, Seattle's Ruppert Jones and the Mets' Lee Mazzilli in the Rookie Outfielders group. Thomas won the 1976 Eastern League Triple Crown with the Berkshire Brewers, leading the circuit in batting average (.325), home runs (29) and RBIs (83).
Sources: Wikipedia (Jack Clark) · Wikipedia (Ruppert Jones) · Wikipedia (Lee Mazzilli) · SABR BioProject (Jack Clark) · SABR BioProject (Ruppert Jones) · SABR BioProject (Lee Mazzilli) · Baseball Almanac (Dan Thomas) · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 778 | 20 | 167 | 355 | 94 | 56 | 49 | 37 | 0 |
| SGC | 67 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
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 #488 card?
It is card #488 of the 660-card 1977 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jack Clark, Ruppert Jones, Lee Mazzilli and Dan Thomas. 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 #488 a rookie card?
Yes - #488 is a rookie card for every player pictured on it: Jack Clark, Ruppert Jones, Lee Mazzilli and Dan Thomas.
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.