1977 Topps #125 Bill Travers
About Bill Travers
Travers opened 1977 as the Brewers' Opening Day starter and was 3-4 with a 3.23 ERA before an injury sent him to the disabled list for nearly two months. On August 14 manager Alex Grammas left him in for 155 pitches and 14 earned runs against Cleveland. He ended 4-12 with a 5.25 ERA. His Topps card is #125.
Bill Travers was a left-handed starter who spent nine seasons in the majors, 1974 to 1983, and seven of them with the Milwaukee Brewers. A Norwood, Massachusetts, native who went 13-0 as a high school senior, he was a sixth-round Brewers pick in 1970. Bone chips and an ulnar nerve operation in the minors nearly ended his career before he reached Milwaukee in 1974. In 1976 he led the club with 15 wins and a 2.81 ERA, threw 240 innings and made the only All-Star team of his career. Arm trouble returned in 1977 and required a second ulnar transfer, performed by Dr. Frank Jobe. He rebounded to win 14 games in 1979 and 12 in 1980. He signed with the California Angels as a free agent in January 1981, but calcium deposits in his elbow limited him to four games in 1981 and ten in 1983, and he missed all of 1982. He finished 65-71 with a 4.10 ERA and was an inaugural member of the Brewers Wall of Honor in 2014.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 76 | 6 | 39 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 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 #125 card?
It is card #125 of the 660-card 1977 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bill Travers of the Milwaukee Brewers.
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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