1977 Topps #636 Santo Alcala
About Santo Alcala
Alcala opened 1977 in Cincinnati, where his ERA stood at 5.74, and posted a 4.69 ERA with the Expos. On May 24 he pitched a perfect 13th inning at Wrigley Field and picked up his first save of the season in a 5-4 Montreal win over the Cubs. On May 27 in St. Louis he hit the only home run of his major-league career, in the third inning of a 7-3 Expos loss. He ended 3-7 with a 4.83 ERA in 38 games. Card #636 shows him with the Reds.
Santo Alcala was a 6-foot-5 right-handed pitcher from San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic, who worked in the majors for the Cincinnati Reds and Montreal Expos in 1976 and 1977. The Reds signed him as a teenager for $3,000 after he switched from first base to the mound in 1969. He pitched at Trois-Rivieres and Indianapolis, where he went 13-12 with a 2.76 ERA in 1975, and was named Pitcher of the Year in the Dominican winter league for the 1973-74 season while with Escogido. His 1976 rookie year with the Big Red Machine brought a World Series ring and a May 15 shutout of the Mets, though control problems followed him. Cincinnati traded him to Montreal on May 21, 1977, for Shane Rawley and Angel Torres. His big-league line was 14-11 with a 4.76 ERA and 140 strikeouts in 68 games.
Sources: SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 76 | 9 | 35 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 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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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1977 Topps #636 card?
It is card #636 of the 660-card 1977 Topps Baseball set, picturing Santo Alcala 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.