1977 Topps #596 Jerry Martin
About Jerry Martin
His #596 is a rookie card and shows Martin with the Phillies. He played 116 games for the 1977 team, 106 of them in the outfield. He hit .260 with 6 home runs and 28 RBIs, then went 0 for 4 in the NLCS, which the Dodgers won 3-1.
Jerry Martin was a right-handed outfielder who played 11 seasons in the majors, 1974 to 1984, for the Phillies, Cubs, Giants, Royals and Mets. A basketball star at Furman, where he was the 1971 All-Southern Conference Tournament MVP, he signed with Philadelphia as an amateur free agent and hit .316 with 12 home runs and 112 RBIs for Spartanburg in 1972. He reached the Phillies in September 1974 and spent his first five seasons as a reserve outfielder, serving in 1976 as a late-inning defensive replacement for Greg Luzinski. A spring 1979 trade sent him to Chicago, where he finally started: 19 home runs and 73 RBIs in 1979, then a career-high 23 homers in 1980. He later played right field for Kansas City, hitting 15 home runs in 1982. In November 1983 he, Willie Aikens, Willie Wilson and Vida Blue were sentenced in the Royals cocaine case, and he served time in a federal facility. He closed his career with the 1984 Mets and later coached in the Phillies system, including a stretch as interim first base coach in 2008. His father, Barney Martin, pitched one game for the 1953 Reds.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 66 | 6 | 32 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 #596 card?
It is card #596 of the 660-card 1977 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jerry Martin of the Philadelphia Phillies.
Is 1977 Topps #596 a rookie card?
Yes - #596 is the 1977 Topps rookie card of Jerry Martin.
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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