1977 Topps #48 Tom Paciorek
About Tom Paciorek
Paciorek's 1977 card is #48, as an Atlanta Brave. He played 72 games that season and hit .239. Thirty-two of those games were at first base and nine in the outfield. He hit three home runs and drove in 15 runs.
Tom Paciorek was an outfielder and first baseman who played 18 major league seasons, 1970 to 1987, with the Dodgers, Braves, Mariners, White Sox, Mets and Rangers. A defensive back and outfielder at the University of Houston, he was drafted by the Dodgers in the fifth round in 1968 and won The Sporting News Minor League Player of the Year award at Albuquerque in 1972. He debuted September 12, 1970, and spent 1973 through 1975 as a Dodgers fourth outfielder. His best season came at 34 with Seattle in 1981, when he hit .326 with 14 home runs and 66 RBI, was an All-Star and finished tenth in the American League MVP race. He hit over .300 in his first two seasons with the White Sox, who won the 1983 division title, and in the 25-inning game that began May 8, 1984, he had five hits in nine at-bats as a substitute. He finished with 1,162 hits and a .282 average. Tommy Lasorda gave him the nickname Wimpy. He later worked White Sox telecasts alongside Ken Harrelson, and he was inducted into the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame in 1992 and the National College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2016.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 76 | 10 | 32 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| SGC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1977 Topps #48 card?
It is card #48 of the 660-card 1977 Topps Baseball set, picturing Tom Paciorek of the Atlanta Braves.
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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