1977 Topps #295 Gary Carter
About Gary Carter
With Barry Foote traded to the Phillies in mid-June 1977 and outfielders Warren Cromartie, Ellis Valentine and Andre Dawson established, Carter caught 146 games. He hit .284 with 31 home runs and 84 RBIs. When he topped 100 assists, he joined Johnny Bench and Jim Sundberg as the only catchers since World War II to do it. He was also voted Expos Player of the Year. Card #295 shows him with the Expos.
Gary Carter was a catcher for 19 major league seasons, 12 of them with the Montreal Expos, and the first Hall of Famer whose plaque shows an Expos cap. The Expos drafted him in the third round in 1972 out of Sunny Hills High School in Fullerton, California, after he had signed a letter of intent to play quarterback at UCLA, and converted him to catcher in the minors. He reached Montreal in September 1974, made the first of 11 All-Star teams as a rookie in 1975, and became the Expos' everyday catcher in 1977. He won Gold Gloves from 1980 to 1982 and finished second to Mike Schmidt in the 1980 NL MVP vote. A December 1984 trade sent him to the New York Mets, where he drove in 100 runs in 1985 and helped win the 1986 World Series, hitting two home runs in Game 4 against Boston. Released by the Mets in November 1989, he played for San Francisco and Los Angeles, then closed out in Montreal in 1992 with 324 home runs, 1,225 RBIs and a .262 career average. He died in 2012 at age 57.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 959 | 35 | 235 | 377 | 125 | 78 | 60 | 49 | 0 |
| SGC | 128 | 1 | 19 | 29 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 18 | 1 |
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 #295 card?
It is card #295 of the 660-card 1977 Topps Baseball set, picturing Gary Carter of the Montreal Expos.
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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