1977 Topps #322 Bill Russell
About Bill Russell
In 1976 Russell played 149 games at shortstop for Los Angeles, batting .274 with 152 hits and 65 RBIs, and he was chosen for the National League All-Star team for the second time. His 1977 card, #322, shows him with the Dodgers.
Bill Russell played shortstop for the Los Angeles Dodgers through the Steve Garvey, Davey Lopes and Ron Cey years, and all 18 of his major league seasons, 1969 to 1986, came in a Dodger uniform. He appeared in 2,181 games, a club total topped only by Zack Wheat, and batted .263, the same average he posted in 23 World Series games. The Dodgers drafted him in the ninth round in 1966 out of Pittsburg High School in Kansas. The infield of Garvey, Lopes, Russell and Cey stayed together for eight and a half years. He was an All-Star in 1973, 1976 and 1980, wore number 18, hit .337 over five NLCS and played on four pennant winners, the last of them the 1981 champions. A Mike LaCoss pitch shattered his right forefinger in September 1980; after surgery he played on until his retirement. Tommy John called him the best shortstop who ever played behind him. Russell joined Tommy Lasorda's coaching staff in 1987 and became acting manager on June 25, 1996, the day after Lasorda's heart attack. Made permanent on July 29, he took the 1996 club to the wild card and went 173-149 before he was fired on June 21, 1998, ending a 30-year association with the club.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 153 | 25 | 62 | 45 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 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 #322 card?
It is card #322 of the 660-card 1977 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bill Russell of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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.