1977 Topps #194 Gary Matthews
About Gary Matthews
Matthews opened 1977 in Atlanta under the contract at the center of Atlanta National League Baseball Club v. Kuhn. The May 19 ruling upheld owner Ted Turner's one-year suspension, though the Braves' lost first-round draft pick was restored. On the field he hit .283 with 17 home runs and 22 steals. Card #194 shows him with the Braves.
Gary Matthews was an outfielder who played 16 seasons, 1972 to 1987, for the San Francisco Giants, Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs and Seattle Mariners. A first-round pick of the Giants in 1968, he was the 1973 National League Rookie of the Year after hitting .300 with 12 home runs. He signed a five-year, $1,875,000 contract with Atlanta in November 1976, one of the early free-agent deals, and in 1979 he made his lone All-Star team with a .304 average, 27 home runs and 90 RBI. The Phillies acquired him for Bob Walk in March 1981, and he was the MVP of the 1983 NLCS, going 6-for-14 with three home runs and eight RBI against Los Angeles. Traded to the Cubs in March 1984, he scored 101 runs for their division winners and homered twice in Game One of the NLCS. He finished with 2,011 hits, 234 home runs and 978 RBI. He later coached for the Cubs, Blue Jays and Brewers and was a Phillies broadcast analyst from 2007 to 2013.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 136 | 8 | 61 | 51 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| SGC | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 #194 card?
It is card #194 of the 660-card 1977 Topps Baseball set, picturing Gary Matthews of the Atlanta Braves.
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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