1977 Topps #231 George Brett
About this card
Cards #231-234 are the Record Breakers subset: George Brett, Minnie Minoso, Jose Morales and Nolan Ryan. George Brett's regular card in the set is #580, Jose Morales's is #102 and Nolan Ryan's is #650.
About George Brett
Four 1977 Topps cards carry Brett. #1 is the batting-average League Leaders card shared with Bill Madlock of the Cubs. #231 is a Record Breakers card. #580 bears the All-Star designation. #631 is a Big League Brothers card with Ken Brett of the White Sox. After Graig Nettles kicked him on a slide into third in Game 5 of the 1977 ALCS, Brett threw a punch that set off a bench-clearing brawl.
George Brett played third base and later first base for the Kansas City Royals for 21 seasons, 1973 through 1993. A left-handed hitter, he finished with 3,154 hits, 317 home runs, 1,595 RBI and a .305 average, and he won batting titles in 1976, 1980 and 1990, the only player to take one in three different decades. He was American League MVP in 1980, when he hit .390, a modern record for a third baseman, and he won a Gold Glove in 1985. He made 13 straight All-Star teams from 1976 to 1988. The Royals drafted the El Segundo, California, shortstop in the second round in 1971, and hitting coach Charley Lau rebuilt his swing in 1974. Kansas City lost three straight ALCS to the Yankees from 1976 to 1978, swept them in 1980, and won the 1985 World Series over St. Louis after Brett was MVP of the ALCS against Toronto. His pine tar home run off Goose Gossage on July 24, 1983 was ruled out, then restored on appeal. He played mostly first base from 1987, passed 3,000 hits in 1992 and retired after 1993. The Royals retired his number 5 in 1994, and he entered the Hall of Fame in 1999 in his first year of eligibility with 98.2 percent of the vote.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 1,045 | 42 | 261 | 460 | 124 | 59 | 43 | 56 | 0 |
| SGC | 120 | 1 | 16 | 58 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 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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Related cards
More George Brett in this set: #1 League Leaders, #580, #631 Big League Brothers
Team card: #371 Kansas City Royals Team
More Kansas City Royals cards:
- #1 1976 Batting Leaders
- #46 Buck Martinez
- #75 Dennis Leonard
- #93 Tom Poquette
- #117 Frank White
- #141 Mark Littell
- #171 Ken Sanders
- #193 Larry Gura
- #218 John Wathan
- #244 John Mayberry
- #262 Al Cowens
- #290 Amos Otis
- #314 Steve Mingori
- #340 Hal McRae
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1977 Topps #231 card?
It is card #231 of the 660-card 1977 Topps Baseball set, picturing George Brett of the Kansas City Royals. Cards #231-234 are the Record Breakers subset: George Brett, Minnie Minoso, Jose Morales and Nolan Ryan. George Brett's regular card in the set is #580, Jose Morales's is #102 and Nolan Ryan's is #650.
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.