1977 Topps #173 Chuck Scrivener
About Chuck Scrivener
Scrivener spent most of 1977 on the Tigers' bench, appearing in 61 games with 21 starts. He had six hits in 72 at-bats for a .083 average. He warmed up pitchers, threw batting practice and retrieved bats from the clubhouse. His last major league game came on September 29. Topps #173, printed with the Tigers, was his rookie card.
Chuck Scrivener was a Detroit Tigers infielder from 1975 to 1977, a 5-foot-9 right-handed hitter who played shortstop in 89 of his 145 major league games and second base in 51. He hit .190 with two home runs and 18 RBI. Born in Alexandria, Virginia, he won the 1966 Maryland Scholastic Association batting title at Baltimore Polytechnic Institute with a .529 average, and attended the Community College of Baltimore. Detroit drafted him in the second round of the January 1968 draft's secondary phase. Detroit sportswriter Jim Hawkins called him 'the forgotten man in the Tigers' farm system.' His best minor league year came in 1975 at Evansville, where he became the starting shortstop and had 23 doubles, 10 home runs and 65 RBI. The Triplets won the Junior World Series, and he reached Detroit that September. In 1976 he replaced Gene Michael as the Tigers' utility infielder and hit his first major league home run on August 8. His highest annual salary was $28,000, and after baseball he sold napkins and toilet paper in Detroit for Fort Howard Paper Co. His uncle, Jack Crouch, played for the St. Louis Browns and Cincinnati Reds from 1930 to 1933.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 141 | 15 | 90 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 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 #173 card?
It is card #173 of the 660-card 1977 Topps Baseball set, picturing Chuck Scrivener of the Detroit Tigers.
Is 1977 Topps #173 a rookie card?
Yes - #173 is the 1977 Topps rookie card of Chuck Scrivener.
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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