1977 Topps #480 Carl Yastrzemski
About Carl Yastrzemski
On May 19, 1976, Yastrzemski hit three home runs against Detroit at Tiger Stadium, then added two more at Yankee Stadium to tie the major league mark of five homers in two consecutive games. He finished the year at .267 with 21 home runs and 102 RBI. Two Boston cards carry him in 1977 Topps: the regular issue #480 and #434, a Turn Back the Clock card recalling his 1967 Triple Crown season.
Carl Yastrzemski was born August 22, 1939, in Southampton, New York, and grew up on his father's Long Island potato farm before signing with the Boston Red Sox in 1958 after his freshman year at Notre Dame. He spent his entire 23-year career (1961-1983) with that one club, taking over left field from the retiring Ted Williams as a 21-year-old rookie and shifting later to first base and designated hitter. Nicknamed Yaz, he won three American League batting titles (1963, 1967, 1968), seven Gold Gloves and eighteen All-Star selections. His signature season came in 1967, when he took the Triple Crown by leading the league in average, home runs and runs batted in. He was voted American League Most Valuable Player, one vote short of unanimous, as the Impossible Dream Red Sox won their first pennant since 1946. He finished with 3,419 hits and 452 home runs, the first American League player to reach both 3,000 hits and 400 homers, and he is still the Red Sox all-time leader in games, hits, runs, runs batted in, doubles and total bases. Yastrzemski was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1989, his first year of eligibility, with 94.6 percent of the vote. His grandson Mike Yastrzemski later reached the majors as an outfielder.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 1,412 | 10 | 192 | 543 | 258 | 174 | 103 | 129 | 3 |
| SGC | 191 | 0 | 9 | 53 | 47 | 46 | 21 | 13 | 2 |
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 #480 card?
It is card #480 of the 660-card 1977 Topps Baseball set, picturing Carl Yastrzemski of the Boston Red Sox.
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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