1977 Topps #232 Minnie Minoso
About this card
Cards #231-234 are the Record Breakers subset: George Brett, Minnie Minoso, Jose Morales and Nolan Ryan. George Brett's regular card in the set is #580, Jose Morales's is #102 and Nolan Ryan's is #650.
About Minnie Minoso
Minoso was coaching for the White Sox in September 1976 when he returned to play three games against the California Angels, four of his eight at-bats as designated hitter. On September 12 he singled with two out in the second inning off Sid Monge in a 2-1, 10-inning win, his only hit of the year (1 for 8, .125). That hit made him the fourth-oldest man with a major league base hit. Topps gave him #232 in the Record Breakers subset.
Saturnino Orestes Armas Arrieta Minoso, known as Minnie and the Cuban Comet, came out of Perico, Cuba, played third base for the New York Cubans of the Negro National League, and signed with Cleveland in 1948. A three-team trade sent him to the Chicago White Sox on April 30, 1951; the next day he became the first Black player in franchise history, homering in his first Comiskey Park at-bat. He hit .326 that season, second in the AL, and was runner-up for Rookie of the Year. Minoso was an All-Star in seven seasons and a three-time Gold Glove left fielder. He led the league in steals and triples three times each and in hits, doubles and total bases once apiece. Crowding the plate cost him: he led the AL in times hit by pitch a record ten times and held the AL career mark from 1959 to 1985. After a second Cleveland stint and stops in St. Louis and Washington, he finished in Chicago in 1964, then made brief returns in 1976 and 1980 that left him the second man to play in five decades. He died in March 2015; the Golden Days Era Committee voted him into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in December 2021, and he was inducted in 2022.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 227 | 26 | 83 | 64 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 0 |
| SGC | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 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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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1977 Topps #232 card?
It is card #232 of the 660-card 1977 Topps Baseball set, picturing Minnie Minoso of the Chicago White Sox. Cards #231-234 are the Record Breakers subset: George Brett, Minnie Minoso, Jose Morales and Nolan Ryan. George Brett's regular card in the set is #580, Jose Morales's is #102 and Nolan Ryan's is #650.
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.