- This was Bert's first year in Texas after a long stint with the KC/Oakland A's. Campaneris made the AL All Star team for the final time in his career in 1977 - he walked, scored a run, and struck out.
- Campaneris led the AL in caught stealing (20) and in sacrifice hits (40)
- 1977 Stats: .254, 5 HR, 46 RBI in 150 games.
- 1977 Highlights:
- Other card blogs: 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1976 Hostess, 1978, 1979, 1980,
- Rich Folkers was at the end of his career in 1977. Rich was waived by the San Diego Padres during spring training. Folkers was claimed by the Milwaukee Brewers and assigned to AAA Spokane.
- Rich came up for a couple of weeks in May and June and appeared in three games. Those were the last appearances of his major league career.
- After the 1977 season Folkers was traded to the Detroit Tigers (with Jim Slaton) for Ben Oglivie. The Tigers cut Rich during spring training in 1978 and that was it for his professional pitching career.
- 1977 Stats:
- Spokane (AAA) - 5-7, 7 saves, 4.55 ERA in 46 games (4 starts)
- Milwaukee Brewers - 0-1, 4.26 ERA in 3 games
- 1977 Highlights:
- Aug 5 - Was credited with a save after getting the last four outs of a 15-7 Spokane victory over Tacoma. At the time he entered the game Spokane was leading 11-7. The bases must have been loaded when Rich came in.
- Other card blogs: 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976
- Gotta love the discolored printing on the front of the card.
- Whitey Herzog was signed by the New York Yankees in 1949. He never made the team, but he learned a lot from manager Casey Stengel during several spring training seasons.
- Herzog played in the Yankees system from 1949-1955 (except for 1953-1954 due to military service). He moved on to the Washington Senators in 1956 and played for them from 1956-1958.
- Whitey spent three seasons (1958-1960) with the Kansas City A's, two seasons with the Baltimore Orioles (1961-1962), and one year with the Detroit Tigers (1963). He played outfield and first base and had a lifetime .257 batting average in eight seasons.
- Whitey worked for the A's as a scout in 1964 and as a coach in 1965.
- From 1966-1972 Herzog worked for the New York Mets as a coach in 1966 and as a special scout and director of player development from 1967-1972. When Mets' manager Gil Hodges died of a heart attack before the 1972 season Herzog was passed over to manage the club in favor of Yogi Berra.
- In 1973 Whitey was hired to manage the Texas Rangers. The Rangers had lost 100 games in 1972. He didn't get through the season as the Rangers continued to perform poorly. Herzog was let go as manager on September 7 when Billy Martin became available to manage the team.
- Whitey managed the California Angels on an interim basis for four games in 1974 after Bobby Winkles was fired. Dick Williams eventually was hired to manage the team.
- In July 1975 Whitey was hired to manage the Kansas City Royals. The Royals fired Jack McKeon because of an inability to relate to the players.
- The Royals were 41-25 (.621) during the remainder of the 1975 season but they couldn't catch the Oakland A's and finished second in the AL West.
- Herzog managed the Royals to three straight AL West titles from 1976-1978 but they lost to the New York Yankees in the AL Championship Series in all three of those seasons.
- The Royals finished second in the AL West in 1979 and after the season Herzog was fired.
- Whitey was hired to manage the St. Louis Cardinals in June of 1980. He moved up to the General Manager's post in August and then after the 1980 season Whitey assumed the dual duties of General Manager and field manager.
- The Cardinals were successful during Herzog's tenure. They went to the World Series three times (1982, 1985, 1987) and they won the world championship in 1982.
- Whitey resigned as the Cardinals manager in July 1990 after he was "embarrassed" by the team's performance.
- Herzog worked for the California Angels in various positions (including General Manager from 1993-1994) after his tenure with the Cardinals.
- Herzog was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2010.
- Team Highlights:
- Record: 102-60, 1st in AL West, 8 games ahead of Texas
- Attendance: 1,852,603 (3rd in AL)
- Team Batting: .277 (5th in AL)
- Team HR: 146 (6th in AL)
- Team Stolen Bases: 170 (2nd in AL)
- Team ERA: 3.52 (1st in AL)
- Team Fielding: .978 (4th in AL)
- All Stars: George Brett (starting 3B)
- Awards: Frank White (Gold Glove 2B); Al Cowens (Gold Glove OF)
- AL Leaders: Hal McRae (doubles - 54, hit by pitch - 13); Freddie Patek (stolen bases - 53); Dennis Leonard (victories - 20); Jim Colborn (hit by pitch - 13)
- Batting Leader: George Brett / Al Cowens (.312)
- Home Run Leader: Al Cowens / John Mayberry (23)
- RBI Leader: Al Cowens (112)
- Stolen Base Leader: Freddie Patek (53)
- Victories Leader: Dennis Leonard (20)
- Losses Leader: Jim Colborn (14)
- Strikeout Leader: Dennis Leonard (244)
- Saves Leader: Doug Bird (14)
- ERA Leader (starters): Dennis Leonard (3.14)
- ERA Leader (relievers): Steve Mingori (3.09)
- Players who could have had Royals cards in 1977 (batters with over 100 AB, pitchers with over 40 innings) :
- Pete LaCock (UT) - .303, 3 HR, 29 RBI in 88 games
- Joe Zdeb (OF) - .297, 2 HR, 23 RBI in 105 games
- Jim Colborn (P) - pictured with Milwaukee Brewers
- The 1977 season was a tough one for John Montefusco. After two good years in 1975 and 1976, John signed a five-year contract before the 1977 season. Montefusco started the season poorly - he was 2-7 with a 3.94 ERA in late May.
- Montefusco was placed on the disabled list due to an ankle injury in late May and was reactivated on July 6.
- After his return from the disabled list, John pitched better. He was 5-5 over the last three months of the year.
- Useless trivia: In 1981 John's cards from the three major card companies all had similar numbers. His Topps card was #438, the Fleer was #439, and the Donruss card was #434.
- John's SABR biography
- 1977 Stats: 7-12, 3.49 ERA in 26 games (25 starts)
- 1977 Highlights:
- Other card blogs: 1976, 1976, 1977 Kellogg's, 1977 Topps Stickers, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1985, Cardboard Gods,
- Terry Humphrey was the starting catcher for the Angels in 1977. It was the only season in his 9-year career in which Terry would play in over 71 games. In 1978 Brian Downing became the starting catcher.
- 1977 Stats: .227, 2 HR, 34 RBI in 123 games
- 1977 Highlights:
- Other card blogs: 1972, 1973, 1976, 1978, 1979
- Mike Jorgensen didn't get much playing time for the Expos in the beginning of the season. The Expos had acquired Tony Perez to play first base, which made Mike the odd man out. On May 22 he was traded to the Oakland A's for pitcher Stan Bahnsen. Mike played all three outfield positions and some first base for the A's for the remainder of the 1977 season.
- 1977 Stats:
- Montreal Expos: .200 (4 for 20) in 19 games
- Oakland A's: .246, 8 HR, 32 RBI in 66 games
- 1977 Highlights:
- Other card blogs: 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1986
- Dave Hamilton was a left-handed set-up man and occasional closer for the Chicago White Sox in 1977. Hamilton was second on the club with nine saves (Lerrin LaGrow led the team with 25).
- After the 1977 season Hamilton was sent to the St. Louis Cardinals as a player to be named later in a deal for Clay Carroll and Don Kessinger.
- 1977 Stats: 4-5, 9 saves, 3.61 ERA in 55 games
- 1977 Highlights:
- Other card blogs: 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980
