1977 Topps #81 Juan Beniquez
About Juan Beniquez
Beniquez played all 123 of his 1977 games in the outfield for Texas and hit .269 with 10 home runs and 50 RBI. He stole 26 bases and scored 56 runs. Card #81 in the 1977 Topps set shows him with the Rangers.
Juan Beniquez was a Puerto Rican outfielder who played 17 big-league seasons, 1971 to 1988, for eight American League clubs: Boston, Texas, the Yankees, Seattle, California, Baltimore, Kansas City and Toronto. He broke in as a shortstop backing up Luis Aparicio with the Red Sox, then moved to center field, and he won the 1977 Gold Glove with Texas. He played in the 1975 World Series with Boston, and he hit over .300 each year from 1983 through 1986 with the Angels and Orioles, topping out at .336 in 1984. On June 12, 1986 he hit three home runs in one game for Baltimore. He finished with a .274 average, 79 home runs and 476 RBI. He stole 104 bases in 1,500 games and held the record for playing with eight American League teams. In 1989 he hit .359 for the St. Lucie Legends of the Senior Professional Baseball Association.
Sources: SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 78 | 1 | 14 | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 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 #81 card?
It is card #81 of the 660-card 1977 Topps Baseball set, picturing Juan Beniquez of the Texas Rangers.
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.