1977 Topps #656 Ron Guidry
About Ron Guidry
Guidry opened 1977 in the bullpen, shut out Seattle over 8 1/3 innings in his first start of the season and joined the rotation in mid-May. He finished 16-7 with a 2.82 ERA, threw a two-hitter against Texas on August 28, and went the distance in Game 4 of the World Series, a 4-2 win over the Dodgers with seven strikeouts. Card #656 shows him with the Yankees.
Ron Guidry was a left-handed starter who spent all 14 of his major league seasons, 1975 to 1988, with the New York Yankees. A Cajun from Lafayette, Louisiana, he pitched at the University of Southwestern Louisiana before the Yankees took him in the third round of the 1971 draft. His slider, developed with Sparky Lyle, turned a bullpen arm into the ace of the 1977 and 1978 World Series champions. His 1978 season, 25-3 with a 1.74 ERA, nine shutouts and 248 strikeouts, brought a unanimous Cy Young Award and a second-place finish in the MVP vote. He made four All-Star teams (1978, 1979, 1982, 1983), won five straight Gold Gloves from 1982 to 1986, led the league with 22 wins in 1985 and took the Roberto Clemente Award in 1984. Shoulder and elbow trouble shortened the end of his career, which closed at 170-91 with a 3.29 ERA. He was named Yankees co-captain with Willie Randolph in 1986, coached the club's pitchers in 2006 and 2007, and had number 49 retired in Monument Park in 2003.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 417 | 3 | 24 | 134 | 55 | 45 | 92 | 64 | 0 |
| SGC | 24 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 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 #656 card?
It is card #656 of the 660-card 1977 Topps Baseball set, picturing Ron Guidry of the New York Yankees.
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.
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