- It's interesting how Mr. Lopes signs his name "Davey" and yet Topps always put "Dave Lopes" on his cards.
- Davey Lopes had some pretty solid years in the mid to late 1970s. He was overshadowed by Joe Morgan, but once Morgan started to slow down Davey started getting All-Star nods.
- 1977 Stats:
- Regular season: .283, 11 HR, 53 RBI, 47 stolen bases
- NL Championship Series: .235 (4 for 17) in four games
- World Series: .167 (4 for 24) in six games
- 1977 Highlights:
- July 24 - Hit a game-winning 3-run homer in the bottom of the 9th inning as the Dodgers beat the New York Mets 5-3.
- Sept 16 - Singled in the game-winning run with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 9th inning. The Dodgers won the game 3-2 and their magic number for clinching the NL West was reduced to 3.
- Oct 7 - Hit an infield single that scored Manny Mota with the tying run in Game 3 of the NL Championship Series. Lopes later scored the winning run on a single by Bill Russell. The hit was disputed by the Phillies, but the call stood.
- Other card blogs: 1988, 1986, 1985, 1983, 1982, 1980, 1979, 1976, 1976, 1976, 1976 Hostess, 1975, 1974, 1973
- Look at all the A's players! Oakland almost managed to keep the string of AL West championships going in 1976 thanks in part to the running offense. The 1976 A's are a fun team to play in Strat-O-Matic.
- Bill North won his second (and last) stolen base title in 1976. He also was caught stealing 29 times, which was also an AL high.
- It was also the second and final stolen base title for Dave Lopes. Lopes had a much better stolen base percentage than North--he was caught stealing only ten times in 1976.
- Lopes must have made the most of his opportunities. He had only a .333 on base percentage in 1976.
- This was the last season in which Lou Brock would steal 50 or more bases. Brock had twelve seasons in a row (1965-1976) with 50 or more stolen bases. He was the NL leader in stolen bases in eight of those seasons.
