Topps' 1977 set was a great example of clean design. White borders
with an italicized color-coded team name at the top along with the
players name and position, which was set inside a flag at the upper
right.
Coming off of the previous two years that exploded with color, the
1977 set was a nice change of pace and had some instant card classics
for me that still hold up to this day.
One of these was card #420, Rusty Staub.
What an awesome looking card. The brown "Tigers" up top sat well
with the action shot of Staub coming out of the batter's box. To top it
all off, the "A.L. All-Star" banner that ran across the bottom evened
the card design out, giving it the perfect platform.
Always one of my favorites!
The Tigers were well represented that year with All-Stars, having
Ron LeFlore and Mark Fidrych joining Staub, and
I'll be writing about the Fidrych card soon enough, so keep an eye out
for it. Talk about a classic card!
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| "Le Grande Orange" in action |