1977 Topps #640 Carlton Fisk
About Carlton Fisk
Fisk's #640 was in packs during the best season of his Boston career. He batted .315 with 26 home runs and 102 RBI. He scored 106 runs, caught 151 of his 152 games and made the All-Star team, and The Sporting News picked him as its All-Star catcher.
Carlton Fisk caught for 24 seasons with the Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox and retired with 376 home runs, 351 of them as a catcher, the record for the position at the time. In 1972 he became the first unanimous choice for American League Rookie of the Year, and he made 11 All-Star teams. Leading off the 12th inning of Game 6 of the 1975 World Series at Fenway Park, he drove a pitch from Pat Darcy down the left-field line and waved it fair until it struck the foul pole for a 7-6 win. Boston lost him after 1980 when Haywood Sullivan mailed his new contract a day past the deadline, and he signed with the White Sox in March 1981. He helped Chicago to its first AL West title in 1983 and finished third in the MVP vote. In 1985 he hit a career-high 37 home runs and drove in 107. In August 1990 he passed Johnny Bench for home runs as a catcher. Chicago released him in June 1993, at 45, six days after his 2,226th game behind the plate broke Bob Boone's record. Both clubs retired his number, 72 in Chicago and 27 in Boston. He grew up in Charlestown, New Hampshire, and was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2000.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 951 | 11 | 153 | 311 | 161 | 118 | 78 | 119 | 0 |
| SGC | 132 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 18 | 28 | 4 |
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 #640 card?
It is card #640 of the 660-card 1977 Topps Baseball set, picturing Carlton Fisk 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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