1977 Topps #633 Big League Brothers - Lee May / Carlos May
On this card: Lee May, Carlos May
About this card
Cards #631-634 are the Big League Brothers subset, each pairing two brothers: George and Ken Brett (#631), Bob and Ken Forsch (#632), Lee and Carlos May (#633) and Paul and Rick Reuschel (#634).
The story on this card
Topps paired two Birmingham brothers on #633 in the Big League Brothers subset (#631-634) of the 1977 set: Lee May, printed with the Baltimore Orioles, and Carlos May, printed with the New York Yankees. Lee had led the league with 109 RBI for Baltimore in 1976, the year Carlos was traded to the Yankees on May 18 and played in the World Series. In 1969 they became the first brothers to oppose each other in an All-Star Game, Carlos for the American League and Lee for the National League. Together they hit 444 career home runs.
Royals first baseman Lee May collected his 2,000th major-league hit on June 8, 1981, against Yankees left-hander Dave Righetti, near the end of a career that began with Cincinnati. Carlos May, younger brother of Lee May, was a two-time All-Star outfielder and first baseman for the Chicago White Sox who overcame a thumb injury from a military accident to post a 90-homer, .274 career over ten major league seasons.
Sources: Wikipedia (Lee May) · Wikipedia (Carlos May) · SABR BioProject (Lee May) · SABR BioProject (Carlos May) · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 111 | 2 | 37 | 44 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| SGC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 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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Team cards: #546 Baltimore Orioles Team, #387 New York Yankees Team
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1977 Topps #633 card?
It is card #633 of the 660-card 1977 Topps Baseball set, picturing Lee May and Carlos May. Cards #631-634 are the Big League Brothers subset, each pairing two brothers: George and Ken Brett (#631), Bob and Ken Forsch (#632), Lee and Carlos May (#633) and Paul and Rick Reuschel (#634).
Is #633 a Reuschel Brothers card?
No. #633 is the Big League Brothers card of Lee and Carlos May; the Reuschel Brothers card is #634. One catalog labels both #633 and #634 as Reuschel Brothers.
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.