1977 Topps #45 Rawly Eastwick
About Rawly Eastwick
Eastwick went 11-5 with a 2.09 ERA in 71 games in 1976 and finished fifth in the Cy Young voting. He was the first pitcher to lead his league in saves in each of his first two seasons since Gordon Maltzberger of the White Sox in 1943-44. He appears twice. #45 is a Cincinnati Reds card of his own, and #8 is the League Leaders card, printed with the Reds and shared with Bill Campbell of the Minnesota Twins.
Rawly Eastwick was a right-handed relief pitcher who saved 22 games as a rookie for the 1975 Cincinnati Reds and led the National League with 26 more in 1976. A third-round Reds draft pick in 1969 out of Haddonfield, New Jersey, he debuted on September 12, 1974, and the first batter he faced was Hank Aaron. He won two games and saved a third in the 1975 World Series, and in 1976 he took the Rolaids Relief Man Award and Fireman of the Year honors as Cincinnati swept the Yankees. A contract dispute sent him to St. Louis for Doug Capilla on June 15, 1977, and that December he signed a five-year deal with the Yankees. The Yankees traded him to the Phillies on June 14, 1978, for Jay Johnstone and Bobby Brown. He pitched for Kansas City in 1980 and the Cubs in 1981. Away from the mound he painted landscapes and still lifes in pastels and watercolors, and once gave Johnny Bench one of his works as a wedding present.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 136 | 9 | 73 | 38 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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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Related cards
More Rawly Eastwick in this set: #8 League Leaders
Team card: #287 Cincinnati Reds Team
More Cincinnati Reds cards:
- #3 1976 RBI Leaders
- #8 1976 Leading Firemen
- #23 Dan Driessen
- #70 Johnny Bench
- #86 Pat Zachry
- #100 Joe Morgan
- #121 Gary Nolan
- #139 Fred Norman
- #160 Will McEnaney
- #186 Doug Flynn
- #203 Ed Armbrister
- #221 Bob Bailey
- #239 Bill Plummer
- #277 1976 N.L. Championship
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1977 Topps #45 card?
It is card #45 of the 660-card 1977 Topps Baseball set, picturing Rawly Eastwick of the Cincinnati Reds.
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.