1977 Topps #285 Brooks Robinson
About Brooks Robinson
On May 17, 1976, Earl Weaver told Robinson that Doug DeCinces would take over third base; Robinson was batting .165. He asked for a trade to a club that would play him more, then vetoed a deal to the White Sox because Chicago would not give him a contract through 1978. He announced his retirement on August 21, 1977. A ceremony in his honor on September 18 drew 51,798, then the largest crowd for an Orioles home regular-season game. The Orioles card in that year's Topps set is #285.
Brooks Calbert Robinson Jr. spent his entire 23-year career (1955-1977) at third base for the Baltimore Orioles, the club that signed him out of Little Rock, Arkansas, for $4,000 in 1955. Known as the Human Vacuum Cleaner, he is generally regarded as the greatest fielding third baseman in major-league history. He was an All-Star in 15 straight seasons (1960-1974) and won 16 consecutive Gold Gloves (1960-1975), the most by any position player. He still holds the career records for a third baseman in putouts, assists, total chances and double plays. He was the American League Most Valuable Player in 1964, batting .317 with 28 home runs and a league-best 118 RBIs. He played on four AL pennant winners and two World Series champions, in 1966 and 1970. His glovework in the 1970 Series against Cincinnati, where he robbed the Reds again and again while batting .429, earned him the Series MVP award. He finished with a .267 average, 2,848 hits and 268 home runs, all in Baltimore, and his 23 seasons with one team have since been matched only by Carl Yastrzemski. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1983 on the first ballot, named on 92 percent of the ballots.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference · Baseball Almanac · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 1,105 | 19 | 199 | 436 | 174 | 108 | 76 | 93 | 0 |
| SGC | 201 | 1 | 22 | 43 | 50 | 33 | 20 | 24 | 8 |
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.
Find this card
Search T206 Cards Shop 1977 Topps cards Live auctions Buy It Now on eBay Sold prices
As an eBay Partner Network affiliate, T206Cards.com may earn from qualifying purchases.
Related cards
Team card: #546 Baltimore Orioles Team
More Baltimore Orioles cards:
- #3 1976 RBI Leaders
- #5 1976 Victory Leaders
- #56 Rudy May
- #77 Dyar Miller
- #106 Mike Flanagan
- #135 Mark Belanger
- #162 Mike Cuellar
- #189 Rick Dempsey
- #216 Doug DeCinces
- #238 Tippy Martinez
- #251 Tony Muser
- #313 Paul Blair
- #380 Lee May
- #414 Tommy Harper
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1977 Topps #285 card?
It is card #285 of the 660-card 1977 Topps Baseball set, picturing Brooks Robinson of the Baltimore Orioles.
What are the key cards in the 1977 Topps set?
The key cards are #144 Bruce Sutter (his rookie card), #140 Mike Schmidt, #265 Mark Fidrych (his rookie card), #285 Brooks Robinson (PSA calls it his final active-player card), #473 1977 Rookie Outfielders (the Andre Dawson rookie) and #650 Nolan Ryan. The set was issued as one series, #1-660, so it has no high numbers.
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.