1977 Topps #530 Rick Reuschel
About Rick Reuschel
On July 28, 1977, Reuschel relieved in the 13th inning against Cincinnati, singled and scored the winning run in a 16-15 Cubs win that left him 15-3 with a 2.14 ERA. A sore back slowed him afterward, and he finished with a 2.79 ERA, 4 shutouts and third place in the Cy Young voting. He has two cards, #530 as a Cub and #634 in the Big League Brothers subset beside Paul.
Rick Reuschel was a big right-handed sinkerballer who won 214 games over 19 seasons, most of them for poor Chicago Cubs teams. A third-round pick out of Western Illinois in 1970, he reached the majors on June 19, 1972, and pitched for the Cubs from 1972 to 1981, then for the Yankees, the Cubs again in 1983 and 1984, the Pirates and the Giants. He won 20 games in 1977, was an All-Star that year, in 1987 and in 1989, and won Gold Gloves in 1985 and 1987. He lost all of 1982 to two rotator cuff surgeries and won 14 games with a 2.27 ERA for Pittsburgh in 1985, taking Comeback Player honors. Later, he won 17 games for the 1989 National League champion Giants. He finished with a 3.37 ERA, 2,015 strikeouts and 102 complete games. Known as Big Daddy, because his speed belied his heavy frame, he also had a brother, Paul, who pitched for the Cubs.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 88 | 5 | 47 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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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Related cards
More Rick Reuschel in this set: #634 Big League Brothers
Team card: #518 Chicago Cubs Team
More Chicago Cubs cards:
- #1 1976 Batting Leaders
- #64 Larry Biittner
- #92 Dave Rosello
- #124 George Mitterwald
- #144 Bruce Sutter
- #169 Darold Knowles
- #190 Ray Burris
- #219 Joe Coleman
- #250 Bill Madlock
- #279 Joe Wallis
- #302 Mike Garman
- #333 Paul Reuschel
- #360 Rick Monday
- #395 Manny Trillo
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1977 Topps #530 card?
It is card #530 of the 660-card 1977 Topps Baseball set, picturing Rick Reuschel of the Chicago Cubs.
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.