1977 Topps #250 Bill Madlock
About Bill Madlock
Both 1977 cards show Madlock with the Cubs. Card #1 pairs him with Kansas City's George Brett on the league leaders card, and his 1976 average of .339 had edged Ken Griffey Sr.'s .336 after a 4-for-4 final day against Montreal. Contract talks with owner Phil Wrigley failed, and on February 11, 1977 he went to San Francisco with Rob Sperring for Bobby Murcer, Steve Ontiveros and a minor-league pitcher. His own Cubs card is #250.
Bill Madlock was a right-handed third baseman who won four National League batting titles, 1975 and 1976 with the Chicago Cubs and 1981 and 1983 with the Pittsburgh Pirates. That made him the first player to win multiple batting titles with two clubs. He played 15 seasons from 1973 to 1987 for the Rangers, Cubs, Giants, Pirates, Dodgers and Tigers, finishing with a .305 average, 2,008 hits and 163 home runs. He grew up in Decatur, Illinois, and the Washington Senators signed him after a scout saw him swing in an American Legion game. He was an All-Star in 1975, 1981 and 1983, and hit three home runs for the Dodgers in the 1985 NLCS loss to St. Louis. His 2,000th hit came off Bruce Hurst at Fenway Park on September 23, 1987, and he played 1988 in Japan for the Lotte Orions. He also had a fiery temper: he was ejected from 18 games as a player, and a 1980 incident with umpire Jerry Crawford brought a $5,000 fine and a 15-game suspension.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 244 | 24 | 103 | 91 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| SGC | 13 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 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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Related cards
More Bill Madlock in this set: #1 League Leaders
Team card: #518 Chicago Cubs Team
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- #144 Bruce Sutter
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- #219 Joe Coleman
- #279 Joe Wallis
- #302 Mike Garman
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1977 Topps #250 card?
It is card #250 of the 660-card 1977 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bill Madlock of the Chicago Cubs.
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.