1977 Topps #634 Big League Brothers - Paul Reuschel / Rick Reuschel
On this card: Paul Reuschel, Rick Reuschel
Uncorrected error: The photos are swapped: Rick is actually on the left and Paul on the right.
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
Card #634 closes the Big League Brothers subset (#631-634) of the 1977 Topps set with two Chicago Cubs pitchers from Quincy, Illinois: Paul Reuschel and Rick Reuschel, both printed with the Cubs. Rick, the starter, went 14-12 with a 3.46 ERA over 260 innings in 1976. Paul, who had debuted in 1975, pitched mostly in relief, going 4-2 with a 4.55 ERA. He saved 3 games in 50 appearances. The photo is reversed against the captions: Rick is on the left and Paul on the right, an uncorrected error.
Paul Reuschel was a right-handed Cubs and Indians reliever from 1975 to 1979. On August 21, 1975, he finished a 7-0 shutout started by his brother Rick, the only major league shutout combined by siblings. Rick Reuschel - Right-handed Cubs ace of the 1970s who won 214 games over 19 seasons, with the Yankees, Pirates and Giants after Chicago. He won 20 in 1977, took Comeback Player honors in 1985 after rotator cuff surgery and started the 1989 All-Star Game.
Sources: Wikipedia (Paul Reuschel) · Wikipedia (Rick Reuschel) · SABR BioProject · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 109 | 6 | 48 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| SGC | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1977 Topps #634 card?
It is card #634 of the 660-card 1977 Topps Baseball set, the Big League Brothers card naming Paul and Rick Reuschel - but the two photographs are swapped: Rick is on the left and Paul on the right.
Does 1977 Topps #634 have an error?
The photos are swapped: Rick is actually on the left and Paul on the right. It was never corrected, so there is no variation to chase - every copy of #634 reads the same way.
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.