Baseball 1977

Tom Walker pitched in his final season in 1977. Tom was cut from the St. Louis Cardinals during spring training and picked up by the...

Bob Forsch (1974-1989) Lifetime record: 168-136 3.76 ERA 498 games (422 starts) 2 Silver Slugger awards Ken Forsch (1970-1...

Hector Cruz somehow was third in NL Rookie of the Year voting even though he batted .228 (I guess the 17 HR impressed the voters). C...

Mike Tyson moved to second base in 1977 when Garry Templeton came up to play shortstop. Mike's fielding was slightly above avera...

Joe Ferguson was the starting catcher for the Houston Astros in 1977. After the 1976 season the St. Louis Cardinals traded Ferguson ...

John Denny had a tough year in 1977. He injured his hamstring on May 2 and missed two weeks. Denny had a hot start -- he was 7-0 a...

Bake McBride started the 1977 season with the Cardinals. On June 15 Bake was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies. McBride had a gre...

Al Hrabosky wasn't as effective in 1977 as he was in previous seasons. Al lost a lot of his aura when new Cardinals manager Vern...

Ted Simmons had a big workload in the 1970s. He played in 150 or more games in seven straight seasons (1972-1979). Although Ted occa...

Although he is pictured as a Cardinal, Mike Caldwell never pitched for the team. On October 20, 1976 Mike was traded (with Dave Rade...

Dave Rader came over from the Giants after the 1976 season. The trade was early enough for Topps to get an airbrush job done on Dave...

This was probably Eric Rasmussen's best year. He had career highs in starts, innings pitched, and strikeouts. He had a decent 3....

Bob Forsch had his best season in 1977. He had career highs in wins (20), starts (35), and winning percentage (.741). 1977 stats : ...

Lou Brock started to slow down in 1977. He stole 35 bases, his lowest total since 1963. Lou was caught stealing 24 times, leading th...

Don Kessinger started the 1977 season with the St. Louis Cardinals. The emergence of Garry Templeton made Kessinger expendable, so ...

Pete Falcone had a rough year in 1977. Falcone was a starter until late July, then he was sent to the minors for five weeks.. When P...

The St. Louis Cardinals were an average club with some good players (Garry Templeton, Ted Simmons, Lou Brock), but they didn't h...

Garry Templeton was the St. Louis Cardinals' first round draft choice in 1974. Templeton moved through the Cardinals' system...

Jerry  Mumphrey was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1971. After playing in the minors from 1971-1974, Jerry had a September ca...

This is the first time Keith Hernandez sports a mustache on his card. He is clean shaven in 1978 and then the remainder of his Topps...