1977 Topps #628 Mario Guerrero
About Mario Guerrero
Guerrero joined the Angels on June 2, 1976, and pinch-ran or played late defense for his first several games. He then got a hit in each of the first five games in which he had an at-bat, was hitting .328 at the end of June, and hit his first home run on August 19 in Detroit. He drove in 18 runs in 83 games. Card #628 shows him with California.
Mario Guerrero was a Dominican shortstop who played 697 major league games from 1973 to 1980 for the Red Sox, Cardinals, Angels and Athletics, hitting .257 with 7 home runs. The Yankees signed him in 1968, and he went to Boston on June 30, 1972, as the player to be named later in the Sparky Lyle trade for Danny Cater. He debuted on April 8, 1973, and in 1974 shared shortstop with Rick Burleson. A trade to St. Louis in April 1975 and another to California in 1976 followed, and he hit .284 for the Angels that year. His busiest season was 1978 with Oakland, when he played 143 games and drove in a career-high 38 runs. He played all 116 games of 1980 at shortstop for Oakland, and Seattle released him in spring training 1981. His brother Epy was a noted Blue Jays scout, and Mario later worked as a player agent and helped at Epy's academy near Santo Domingo. He died on July 2, 2023.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 60 | 13 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 #628 card?
It is card #628 of the 660-card 1977 Topps Baseball set, picturing Mario Guerrero of the California Angels.
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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