1977 Topps #228 Minnesota Twins Team
Hall of Famers on the 1976 Minnesota Twins roster: Bert Blyleven, Rod Carew and Tony Oliva.
About this card
This is one of the 26 team cards, one for each club. Twenty-four carry their manager; the two clubs that debuted in 1977, #113 Toronto Blue Jays and #597 Seattle Mariners, carry the manager and his coaches instead.
The story on this card
Gene Mauch's 1976 Twins went 85-77 and finished third in the American League West. Rod Carew hit .331 with 200 hits and 90 RBI, finishing third in the batting race, the first time in four years he did not win the title. He and catcher Butch Wynegar were the club's All-Stars. Larry Hisle and Lyman Bostock each hit for the cycle, Hisle on June 4 and Bostock on July 24, and Dan Ford hit 20 home runs. Reliever Bill Campbell won 17 games, all of them in relief, while Dave Goltz was the only starter to win in double figures. The Twins hit 81 home runs, a season-record low for the club, and drew 715,394 to Metropolitan Stadium, the lowest attendance in the American League. Topps #228 shows the team with Mauch in an inset.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 102 | 11 | 49 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 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 #228 card?
It is card #228 of the 660-card 1977 Topps Baseball set, picturing the Minnesota Twins. This is one of the 26 team cards, one for each club. Twenty-four carry their manager; the two clubs that debuted in 1977, #113 Toronto Blue Jays and #597 Seattle Mariners, carry the manager and his coaches instead.
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.