1977 Topps #440 Jon Matlack
About Jon Matlack
His 1976 brought 17 wins and a 2.95 ERA. He completed 16 starts, led the league with 6 shutouts and placed sixth in the Cy Young voting. On one night he threw nine scoreless innings against J.R. Richard and the Astros and left with a no-decision, and the Mets lost 1-0 in ten when Houston strung two singles together off Skip Lockwood. His #440 card lists him with the Mets.
Jon Matlack was a left-handed starter who pitched 13 seasons, 1971 to 1983, for the Mets and the Rangers. New York took him fourth overall in the 1967 draft out of a Pennsylvania high school, and he won 14 games for Tidewater in 1969 as the Tides took the International League title. He won the 1972 National League Rookie of the Year award, and along with Tom Seaver and Jerry Koosman he formed the rotation core of the 1973 pennant winners. He was an All-Star in 1974, 1975 and 1976, and he ranks among the top ten Mets pitchers in wins, complete games, ERA, strikeouts and innings. He spent his last six seasons with Texas, finishing 125-126 with a 3.18 ERA and 1,516 strikeouts. He later worked as a pitching coach for Detroit from 1996 and was named to the Mets Hall of Fame in 2020.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 137 | 19 | 71 | 38 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 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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- #65 Skip Lockwood
- #94 Craig Swan
- #119 John Stearns
- #150 Tom Seaver
- #172 John Milner
- #201 Ed Kranepool
- #225 Bob Apodaca
- #246 Mike Vail
- #281 Roy Staiger
- #300 Jerry Koosman
- #329 Ron Hodges
- #352 Mike Phillips
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1977 Topps #440 card?
It is card #440 of the 660-card 1977 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jon Matlack of the New York Mets.
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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