1977 Topps #393 John Lowenstein
About John Lowenstein
Lowenstein was traded to the new Toronto Blue Jays with Rick Cerone in December 1976 to get Rico Carty back, then returned to Cleveland when the Indians sent Hector Torres north before the season. He played 81 games for the 1977 Indians and hit .242 with four home runs and 12 RBIs. Card #393 shows him in Cleveland colors.
John Lowenstein was a left-handed-hitting outfielder who played 16 major-league seasons, 1970 to 1985, for the Indians, Rangers and Orioles, hitting .253 with 116 home runs and 128 stolen bases. He played for Cleveland through 1977, mostly as a utility player, before finding a role in Baltimore, where he platooned in left field with Gary Roenicke under Earl Weaver and hit .320 with 24 home runs in 1982. He was a member of the 1983 World Series champions, robbing the Phillies' Bo Diaz of a home run with an off-the-wall catch in Game 1 and homering in Game 2. Born in Wolf Point, Montana, he starred at UC Riverside, where he hit .393 in 1968, and was an 18th-round pick of Cleveland that year. He was known for dry humor: carried off on a stretcher in June 1980 after a throw struck him in the head, he sat up and pumped his fists for the crowd. He later spent about a decade as an Orioles television analyst.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 65 | 8 | 34 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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 #393 card?
It is card #393 of the 660-card 1977 Topps Baseball set, picturing John Lowenstein of the Cleveland Indians.
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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