1977 Topps #269 Joe Lis
About Joe Lis
Lis hit .306 with 30 homers and an International League-leading 103 RBIs for Toledo in 1976, sharing the league MVP award with Rich Dauer and Mickey Klutts. With the Mariners in 1977 he went 3 for 13 in nine games, one of them behind the plate; his final big-league game came on May 8. Card #269 shows the Mariners as his team.
Joe Lis was a right-handed first baseman who hit for power in the minor leagues. He played parts of eight seasons between 1970 and 1977 for the Philadelphia Phillies, Minnesota Twins, Cleveland Indians and Seattle Mariners, hitting .233 with 32 home runs in 356 games. A Somerville High School star in New Jersey, he signed with the Phillies as a shortstop on June 19, 1964, and led his league in 1967 with 33 home runs and 90 RBIs. After the 1972 season Philadelphia sent him with Ken Reynolds and Ken Sanders to Minnesota for Cesar Tovar. Once his major league time ended he played 1978 for the Kintetsu Buffaloes in Japan and finished with the Evansville Triplets in 1979. He then coached youth baseball for more than 30 years, ran the Joe Lis Baseball School from 1991, and died in Evansville, Indiana, on October 17, 2010.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 131 | 18 | 85 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 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 #269 card?
It is card #269 of the 660-card 1977 Topps Baseball set, picturing Joe Lis of the Seattle Mariners.
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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