1977 Topps #535 Cesar Geronimo
About Cesar Geronimo
In 1977 Geronimo hit .266 with a career-high 10 home runs and 52 RBI. He also scored 54 runs and stole 10 bases. He played 147 of his 149 games in the outfield and won his fourth Gold Glove. His Reds card is #535.
Cesar Geronimo was the defensive center fielder of the Cincinnati Reds' Big Red Machine, a left-handed hitter with a strong arm and wide range who won four straight Gold Gloves, 1974 through 1977. Born in El Seibo, Dominican Republic, he spent five years in a seminary before signing with the Yankees in 1967 as a pitcher-outfielder. Houston took him in the Rule 5 draft after the 1968 season, and he debuted on April 16, 1969. On November 29, 1971, the Astros sent him to Cincinnati with Joe Morgan, Jack Billingham, Denis Menke and Ed Armbrister. He started in center field on the Reds teams that won the 1975 and 1976 World Series; in Game 3 of the 1975 Series he singled to lead off the 10th, then scored the winning run. He was the 3,000th strikeout victim of both Bob Gibson (July 17, 1974) and Nolan Ryan (July 4, 1980), and joked that he was just in the right place at the right time. Cincinnati traded him to Kansas City in January 1981 for German Barranca, and he played his last game on August 28, 1983. Over 15 seasons he batted .258 with 51 home runs and 392 RBI. The Reds Hall of Fame inducted him in 2008.
Sources: SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 88 | 7 | 39 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 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 #535 card?
It is card #535 of the 660-card 1977 Topps Baseball set, picturing Cesar Geronimo of the Cincinnati Reds.
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.