1977 Topps #234 Nolan Ryan
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 Nolan Ryan
Ryan finished 1976 at 17-18 with a 3.36 ERA, and his 18 losses led the American League. He struck out 327 batters in 284 1/3 innings. Three 1977 Topps cards picture him with the California Angels. #6 is the League Leaders strikeout card shared with Tom Seaver, #234 belongs to the Record Breakers subset, and #650 is his base card.
Lynn Nolan Ryan Jr., born January 31, 1947, in Refugio, Texas, and raised in Alvin, near Houston, was drafted by the Mets in the 12th round in 1965. He pitched a record 27 major league seasons (1966, 1968-1993) for the New York Mets, California Angels, Houston Astros and Texas Rangers. He retired with a 324-292 record, a 3.19 ERA and 5,714 strikeouts, the most in major league history. He also holds the career records for walks (2,795) and no-hitters (seven, three more than any other pitcher). He struck out 300 batters in a season a record six times and made eight All-Star teams. Nicknamed "the Ryan Express" and known for a fastball clocked above 100 mph, he helped the 1969 Mets win the World Series before a December 1971 trade sent him to California for Jim Fregosi. He signed with Houston as a free agent before the 1980 season, then finished with Texas, where he threw his sixth and seventh no-hitters at ages 43 and 44. Ryan was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999 in his first year of eligibility with 98.8 percent of the vote, and is one of three players to have his number retired by at least three teams.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 2,174 | 9 | 278 | 861 | 399 | 249 | 179 | 198 | 1 |
| SGC | 389 | 0 | 14 | 97 | 99 | 72 | 50 | 56 | 1 |
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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Related cards
More Nolan Ryan in this set: #6 League Leaders, #650
Team card: #34 California Angels Team
More California Angels cards:
- #6 1976 Strikeout Leaders
- #16 Bob Jones
- #68 Bruce Bochte
- #91 John Verhoeven
- #107 Bill Melton
- #131 Orlando Ramirez
- #153 Ron Jackson
- #155 Joe Rudi
- #179 Paul Hartzell
- #200 Frank Tanana
- #224 Rusty Torres
- #257 Mike Miley
- #282 Sid Monge
- #315 Dave Chalk
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1977 Topps #234 card?
It is card #234 of the 660-card 1977 Topps Baseball set, picturing Nolan Ryan of the California Angels. 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.