1977 Topps #262 Al Cowens
About Al Cowens
Cowens appeared in all 162 games for the 1977 Royals, 159 of them in the outfield, and stole 16 bases. He collected 189 hits in 606 at-bats and scored 98 runs. He went 5-for-19 with a home run and five RBI in the ALCS, which the Yankees won three games to two. His Topps card that year, #262, shows him with the Royals.
Al Cowens was a right fielder who played 13 major league seasons, 1974 through 1986, for the Kansas City Royals, California Angels, Detroit Tigers and Seattle Mariners. A Los Angeles native, he came up through the Royals system after they drafted him in 1969, and he played in Kansas City through 1979. His best year was 1977, when he hit .312 with 23 home runs and 112 RBI, won a Gold Glove, and finished second to Rod Carew in the American League MVP vote. He played in the ALCS in 1976, 1977 and 1978, each time against the Yankees, and lost all three. The Royals traded him to the Angels with Todd Cruz in December 1979 for Willie Aikens and Rance Mulliniks, and the Angels sent him to Detroit in May 1980 for Jason Thompson. He went to Seattle in 1982 and was released there in June 1986. He finished with 1,584 games, a .270 average, 108 home runs and 717 RBI. He died of a heart attack in 2002 at age 50, by then a scout for the Royals.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 156 | 27 | 94 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 #262 card?
It is card #262 of the 660-card 1977 Topps Baseball set, picturing Al Cowens of the Kansas City Royals.
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.
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