1977 Topps #558 Elias Sosa
About Elias Sosa
Sosa's 1977 with the Dodgers brought a 1.98 ERA over 63 2/3 innings. On September 17, with Los Angeles up 5-1 in the ninth, manager Tommy Lasorda sent comedian Don Rickles to the mound in a Dodgers uniform to take him out, and Sosa refused to leave. In the NLCS against Philadelphia he pitched twice and took the loss in Game One. #558 carries him with the Dodgers.
Elias Sosa was a Dominican right-handed reliever who pitched 601 games over 12 major-league seasons, 1972 through 1983, for eight clubs: the Giants, Cardinals, Braves, Dodgers, Athletics, Expos, Tigers and Padres. Three of those games were starts, and he finished 59-51 with 83 saves and a 3.32 ERA. Born in La Vega and raised in Bonao, he was signed by Giants scout Horacio Martinez in 1968 for a $2,000 bonus, and he modeled his high-kicking windup on Juan Marichal, whom Martinez had also scouted. Ted Simmons said he had a good fastball and an excellent slider, and Sosa allowed 64 home runs in 918 innings. His best season came with Montreal in 1979, when he posted a 1.96 ERA and 18 saves. He pitched in the 1977 National League Championship Series and World Series for the Dodgers and in the 1981 postseason for the Expos. In 1989 he pitched for the St. Petersburg Pelicans of the Senior Professional Baseball Association.
Sources: SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 105 | 12 | 51 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 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 #558 card?
It is card #558 of the 660-card 1977 Topps Baseball set, picturing Elias Sosa of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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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