1977 Topps #306 Rick Waits
About Rick Waits
In 1977 Waits split his work between the bullpen and the rotation, appearing in 37 games with 16 starts and 135 1/3 innings. He finished 9-7 with a 3.99 ERA and two saves. His #306 card that year carries the Indians.
Rick Waits was a left-handed pitcher who worked as both a starter and a reliever for the Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians and Milwaukee Brewers, going 79-92 with a 4.25 ERA in 317 games over 12 seasons. The Washington Senators drafted him in the fifth round in 1970, and he made his debut for the relocated Rangers on September 17, 1973. On June 13, 1975, he went to Cleveland with Jim Bibby, Jackie Brown and cash in the trade for Gaylord Perry, and he stayed until June 6, 1983, when he and Rick Manning were sent to Milwaukee for Gorman Thomas, Jamie Easterly and Ernie Camacho. Waits later led the Rimini Pirates of the Italian Baseball League to titles in 1987 and 1988 and a European Cup in 1989, and he was player-manager in 1988 and 1989. He also spent fifteen years in the New York Mets organization, including 2003 as bullpen coach, and was pitching coach for the Seattle Mariners in 2014 and for Taiwan's Chinatrust Brothers in 2017.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 74 | 10 | 29 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 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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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1977 Topps #306 card?
It is card #306 of the 660-card 1977 Topps Baseball set, picturing Rick Waits of the Cleveland Indians.
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.