1977 Topps #619 Johnny Oates
About Johnny Oates
Traded to Los Angeles on December 20, 1976, Oates spent 1977 behind Steve Yeager, hitting .269 with three home runs in 60 games under new manager Tommy Lasorda. He played two innings of Game 5 in the World Series, won by the Yankees in six games. His #619 still carries the Phillies.
Johnny Oates was a defense-first catcher who played from 1970 to 1981 for the Orioles, Braves, Phillies, Dodgers and Yankees, mostly as a reserve, and later managed in the majors. He hit .250 with 14 home runs in 593 games and led American League catchers with a .995 fielding percentage in 1972. He caught eight pitchers with 200 or more wins, among them Gaylord Perry, Steve Carlton, Phil Niekro, Don Sutton and Jim Palmer, and reached the postseason with the 1976 Phillies and the 1977 and 1978 Dodgers. He took over the Orioles in 1991 and won The Sporting News Manager of the Year award in 1993. With the Texas Rangers he led the club to its first playoff berth in 1996, sharing American League Manager of the Year honors with Joe Torre, and the Rangers won division titles again in 1998 and 1999. He resigned after an 11-17 start in 2001, finishing with a 797-746 record as a manager. He died of brain cancer in 2004 at age 58. Texas retired his number 26, and he is in the Baltimore Orioles, Texas Rangers, Virginia Tech Sports and Virginia Sports halls of fame.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 82 | 11 | 38 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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 #619 card?
It is card #619 of the 660-card 1977 Topps Baseball set, picturing Johnny Oates of the Philadelphia Phillies.
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.