1977 Topps #442 Atlanta Braves Team
Hall of Famers on the 1976 Atlanta Braves roster: Phil Niekro.
About this card
This is one of the 26 team cards, one for each club. Twenty-four carry their manager; the two clubs that debuted in 1977, #113 Toronto Blue Jays and #597 Seattle Mariners, carry the manager and his coaches instead.
The story on this card
Ted Turner bought the Braves for $10 million on January 7, 1976, and the club that Dave Bristol managed to a 70-92 record finished sixth and last in the National League West. On April 11 Turner signed free agent Andy Messersmith, a 19-game winner for the 1975 Dodgers, to a contract worth more than $1 million, and Messersmith made the NL All-Star team. Phil Niekro led the staff at 17-11 with a 3.29 ERA over 270 2/3 innings, while Messersmith went 11-11 with a 3.04 ERA. Turner went through three general managers in the year, ending with Bill Lucas, who took the job on September 17 as the first African-American general manager in the major leagues. Attendance at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium reached 818,179, a 53 percent rise over 1975. Topps #442 is the Braves team card, with Bristol in the inset photo that every 1977 team card carries.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 99 | 6 | 49 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 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 #442 card?
It is card #442 of the 660-card 1977 Topps Baseball set, picturing the Atlanta Braves. This is one of the 26 team cards, one for each club. Twenty-four carry their manager; the two clubs that debuted in 1977, #113 Toronto Blue Jays and #597 Seattle Mariners, carry the manager and his coaches instead.
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.