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=Description=
 
=Description=
  
1974 Topps is a 660-card set. 1974 marked the first time Topps issued all the cards of its baseball set at the same time in a single series released in January.  Also for the first time, factory sets were issued through the JC Penny catalog. Sales were probably disappointing for it would be several years before factory sets were issued again.  
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1974 Topps is a 660-card set released in January, 1974. The set represented the first time Topps had "all 660 cards in one series" -- primarily so that later series baseball did not compete with Topps' football and basketball sets.  Also for the first time, factory sets were issued through the JCPenny catalog. Sales were probably disappointing for it wouldn't be until 1982 before factory sets were issued again. 1974 marks the first time Topps priced their cards at more than a penny a card.  
 
 
After the 1973 season, the San Diego Padres were rumored to be relocating to Washington D.C. Fifteen cards (13 players, the team card, and a Rookie Prospects card) of the Padres were printed either as "San Diego Padres" or "Washington "Nat'l Lea."" The latter are the scarcer variety and are denoted in the checklist below.  
 
  
 
Each team's manager and his coaches again have a combined card with small pictures of each coach below the larger photo of the team's manager.  
 
Each team's manager and his coaches again have a combined card with small pictures of each coach below the larger photo of the team's manager.  
  
The first six cards in the set (1-6) feature a tribute to Hank Aaron's illustrious career in anticipation of his becoming the All-Time Home Run King. The first card announces that Hank was "New All-Time Home Run King". Cards (2-6) give a career highlight summaries while showcasing his prior Topps cards on the front. Other topical subsets included in the set are League Leaders (201-208), All-Stars (331-339), Playoffs (470-471), World Series (472-479), and Rookie Prospects (596-608). The card backs for the All-Stars (331-339) have no statistics, but form a picture puzzle of Bobby Bonds, the 1973 All-Star Game MVP. The Rookie Prospects were organized by position and showcased four players each.
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The first six cards in the set (1-6) feature a tribute to Hank Aaron's illustrious career in anticipation of his becoming the All-Time Home Run King (he ended the '73 season with 713 home runs). The first card announces that Hank was "New All-Time Home Run King". Cards (2-6) give a career highlight summaries while showcasing his prior Topps cards on the front. Other subsets included in the set are League Leaders (201-208), All-Stars (331-339), Playoffs (470-471), World Series (472-479), and Rookie Prospects (596-608). The card backs for the All-Stars (331-339) have no statistics, but form a picture puzzle of Bobby Bonds, the 1973 All-Star Game MVP. The Rookie Prospects were organized by position and showcased four players each.
  
 
Of the 660 cards in the set, 95 are rookie cards. The key Rookie Cards in this set are Ken Griffey, Sr., Bucky Dent, Frank Tanana, Dave Parker, and eventually Hall of Famer Dave Winfield (which curiously, does not have a Washington variation).
 
Of the 660 cards in the set, 95 are rookie cards. The key Rookie Cards in this set are Ken Griffey, Sr., Bucky Dent, Frank Tanana, Dave Parker, and eventually Hall of Famer Dave Winfield (which curiously, does not have a Washington variation).
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1 Hank Aaron 715
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===Hank Aaron Special===
 
 
2 Hank Aaron Special 54-57
 
 
 
3 Hank Aaron Special 58-61
 
 
 
4 Hank Aaron Special 62-65
 
 
 
5 Hank Aaron Special 66-69
 
 
 
6 Hank Aaron Special 70-73
 
 
 
7 Jim Hunter
 
 
 
8 George Theodore RC
 
 
 
9 Mickey Lolich
 
 
 
10 Johnny Bench
 
 
 
11 Jim Bibby
 
 
 
12 Dave May
 
 
 
13 Tom Hilgendorf
 
 
 
14 Paul Popovich
 
 
 
15 Joe Torre
 
 
 
16 Baltimore Orioles
 
 
 
17 Doug Bird RC
 
 
 
18 Gary Thomasson RC
 
 
 
19 Gerry Moses
 
 
 
20 Nolan Ryan
 
 
 
21 Bob Gallagher RC
 
 
 
22 Cy Acosta
 
 
 
23 Craig Robinson RC
 
 
 
24 John Hiller
 
 
 
25 Ken Singleton
 
 
 
26 Bill Campbell RC
 
 
 
27 George Scott
 
 
 
28 Manny Sanguillen
 
 
 
29 Phil Niekro
 
 
 
30 Bobby Bonds
 
 
 
31 Houston Astros: Preston Gomez MG, Roger Craig CO, Hub Kittle CO, Grady Hatton CO, Bob Lillis CO
 
 
 
32A Johnny Grubb (Padres)
 
 
 
32B Johnny Grubb (Washington)
 
 
 
33 Don Newhauser RC
 
 
 
34 Andy Kosco
 
 
 
35 Gaylord Perry
 
 
 
36 St. Louis Cardinals
 
 
 
37 Dave Sells RC
 
 
 
38 Don Kessinger
 
 
 
39 Ken Suarez
 
 
 
40 Jim Palmer
 
 
 
41 Bobby Floyd
 
 
 
42 Claude Osteen
 
 
 
43 Jim Wynn
 
 
 
44 Mel Stottlemyre
 
 
 
45 Dave Johnson
 
 
 
46 Pat Kelly
 
 
 
47 Dick Ruthven RC
 
 
 
48 Dick Sharon RC
 
 
 
49 Steve Renko
 
 
 
50 Rod Carew
 
 
 
51 Bobby Heise
 
 
 
52 Al Oliver
 
 
 
53A Fred Kendall (Padres)
 
 
 
53B Fred Kendall (Washington)
 
 
 
54 Elias Sosa RC
 
 
 
55 Frank Robinson
 
 
 
56 New York Mets
 
 
 
57 Darold Knowles
 
 
 
58 Charlie Spikes
 
 
 
59 Ross Grimsley
 
 
 
60 Lou Brock
 
 
 
61 Luis Aparicio
 
 
 
62 Bob Locker
 
 
 
63 Bill Sudakis
 
 
 
64 Doug Rau
 
 
 
65 Amos Otis
 
 
 
66 Sparky Lyle
 
 
 
67 Tommy Helms
 
 
 
68 Grant Jackson
 
 
 
69 Del Unser
 
 
 
70 Dick Allen
 
 
 
71 Dan Frisella
 
 
 
72 Aurelio Rodriguez
 
 
 
73 Mike Marshall
 
 
 
74 Minnesota Twins
 
 
 
75 Jim Colborn
 
 
 
76 Mickey Rivers
 
 
 
77A Rich Troedson (Padres)
 
 
 
77B Rich Troedson (Washington)
 
 
 
78 San Francisco Giants: Charlie Fox MG, John McNamara CO, Joe Amalfitano CO, Andy Gilbert CO, Don McMahon CO
 
 
 
79 Gene Tenace
 
 
 
80 Tom Seaver
 
 
 
81 Frank Duffy
 
 
 
82 Dave Giusti
 
 
 
83 Orlando Cepeda
 
 
 
84 Rick Wise
 
 
 
85 Joe Morgan
 
 
 
86 Joe Ferguson
 
 
 
87 Fergie Jenkins
 
 
 
88 Freddie Patek
 
 
 
89 Jackie Brown
 
 
 
90 Bobby Murcer
 
 
 
91 Ken Forsch
 
 
 
92 Paul Blair
 
 
 
93 Rod Gilbreath RC
 
 
 
94 Detroit Tigers
 
 
 
95 Steve Carlton
 
 
 
96 Jerry Hairston RC
 
 
 
97 Bob Bailey
 
 
 
98 Bert Blyleven
 
 
 
99 Milwaukee Brewers: Del Crandall MG, Harvey Kuenn CO, Joe Nossek CO, Jim Walton CO, Al Widmar CO
 
 
 
100 Willie Stargell
 
 
 
101 Bobby Valentine
 
 
 
102A Bill Greif (Padres)
 
 
 
102B Bill Greif (Washington)
 
 
 
103 Sal Bando
 
 
 
104 Ron Bryant
 
 
 
105 Carlton Fisk
 
 
 
106 Harry Parker RC
 
 
 
107 Alex Johnson
 
 
 
108 Al Hrabosky
 
 
 
109 Bob Grich
 
 
 
110 Billy Williams
 
 
 
111 Clay Carroll
 
 
 
112 Davey Lopes
 
 
 
113 Dick Drago
 
 
 
114 Angels Team
 
 
 
115 Willie Horton
 
 
 
116 Jerry Reuss
 
 
 
117 Ron Blomberg
 
 
 
118 Bill Lee
 
 
 
119 Philadelphia Phillies: Danny Ozark MG, Ray Ripplemeyer CO, Bobby Wine CO, Carroll Beringer CO, Billy DeMars CO
 
 
 
120 Wilbur Wood
 
 
 
121 Larry Lintz RC
 
 
 
122 Jim Holt
 
 
 
123 Nelson Briles
 
 
 
124 Bobby Coluccio RC
 
 
 
125A Nate Colbert (Padres)
 
 
 
125B Nate Colbert (Washington)
 
 
 
126 Checklist 1-132
 
 
 
127 Tom Paciorek
 
 
 
128 John Ellis
 
 
 
129 Chris Speier
 
 
 
130 Reggie Jackson
 
 
 
131 Bob Boone
 
 
 
132 Felix Millan
 
 
 
133 David Clyde RC
 
 
 
134 Denis Menke
 
 
 
135 Roy White
 
 
 
136 Rick Reuschel
 
 
 
137 Al Bumbry
 
 
 
138 Eddie Brinkman
 
 
 
139 Aurelio Monteagudo
 
 
 
140 Darrell Evans
 
 
 
141 Pat Bourque
 
 
 
142 Pedro Garcia
 
 
 
143 Dick Woodson
 
 
 
144 Los Angeles Dodgers: Walter Alston MG, Tom Lasorda CO, JIm Gilliam CO, Red Adams CO, Monty Basgil CO
 
 
 
145 Dock Ellis
 
 
 
146 Ron Fairly
 
 
 
147 Bart Johnson
 
 
 
148A Dave Hilton (Padres)
 
 
 
148B Dave Hilton (Washington)
 
 
 
149 Mac Scarce
 
 
 
150 John Mayberry
 
 
 
151 Diego Segui
 
 
 
152 Oscar Gamble
 
 
 
153 Jon Matlack
 
 
 
154 Houston Astros
 
 
 
155 Bert Campaneris
 
 
 
156 Randy Moffitt
 
 
 
157 Vic Harris
 
 
 
158 Jack Billingham
 
 
 
159 Jim Ray Hart
 
 
 
160 Brooks Robinson
 
 
 
161 Ray Burris UER RC (Card number is printed sideways)
 
 
 
162 Bill Freehan
 
 
 
163 Ken Berry
 
 
 
164 Tom House
 
 
 
165 Willie Davis
 
 
 
166 Kansas City Royals: Jack McKeon MG, Charlie Lau CO, Harry Dunlop CO, Galen Cisco CO
 
 
 
167 Luis Tiant
 
 
 
168 Danny Thompson
 
 
 
169 Steve Rogers RC
 
 
 
170 Bill Melton
 
 
 
171 Eduardo Rodriguez RC
 
 
 
172 Gene Clines
 
 
 
173A Randy Jones (Padres) RC
 
 
 
173B Randy Jones (Washington)
 
 
 
174 Bill Robinson
 
 
 
175 Reggie Cleveland
 
 
 
176 John Lowenstein
 
 
 
177 Dave Roberts
 
 
 
178 Garry Maddox
 
 
 
179  Mets MG/CO's
 
 
 
180 Ken Holtzman
 
 
 
181 Cesar Geronimo
 
 
 
182 Lindy McDaniel
 
 
 
183 Johnny Oates
 
 
 
184 Texas Rangers
 
 
 
185 Jose Cardenal
 
 
 
186 Fred Scherman
 
 
 
187 Don Baylor
 
 
 
188 Rudy Meoli RC
 
 
 
189 Jim Brewer
 
 
 
190 Tony Oliva
 
 
 
191 Al Fitzmorris
 
 
 
192 Mario Guerrero
 
 
 
193 Tom Walker
 
 
 
194 Darrell Porter
 
 
 
195 Carlos May
 
 
 
196 Jim Fregosi
 
 
 
197A Vicente Romo (Padres)
 
 
 
197B Vicente Romo (Washington)
 
 
 
198 Dave Cash
 
 
 
199 Mike Kekich
 
 
 
200 Cesar Cedeno
 
 
 
201 Batting Leaders Rod Carew/Pete Rose
 
 
 
202 Home Run Leaders Reggie Jackson/Willie Stargell
 
 
 
203 Runs Batted In Leaders Reggie Jackson/Willie Stargell
 
 
 
204 Stolen Base Leaders Tommy Harper/Lou Brock
 
 
 
205 Victory Leaders Wilbur Wood/Ron Bryant
 
 
 
206 Earned Run Average Leaders Jim Palmer/Tom Seaver
 
 
 
207 Strikeout Leaders Nolan Ryan/Tm Seaver
 
 
 
208 Leading Firemen John Hiller/Mike Marshall
 
 
 
209 Ted Sizemore
 
 
 
210 Bill Singer
 
 
 
211 Chicago Cubs
 
 
 
212 Rollie Fingers
 
 
 
213 Dave Rader
 
 
 
214 Billy Grabarkewitz
 
 
 
215 Al Kaline UER (No copyright on back)
 
 
 
216 Ray Sadecki
 
 
 
217 Tim Foli
 
 
 
218 Johnny Briggs
 
 
 
219 Doug Griffin
 
 
 
220 Don Sutton
 
 
 
221 Chicago White Sox MG/CO's
 
 
 
222 Ramon Hernandez
 
 
 
223 Jeff Burroughs
 
 
 
224 Roger Metzger
 
 
 
225 Paul Splittorff
 
 
 
226A S.D.Padres (Padres)
 
 
 
226B S.D.Padres (Washington)
 
 
 
227 Mike Lum
 
 
 
228 Ted Kubiak
 
 
 
229 Fritz Peterson
 
 
 
230 Tony Perez
 
 
 
231 Dick Tidrow
 
 
 
232 Steve Brye
 
 
 
233 Jim Barr
 
 
 
234 John Milner
 
 
 
235 Dave McNally
 
 
 
236 St. Louis Cardinals Red Schoendienst MG, Barney Schultz CO, George Kissell CO, Johnny Lewis CO, Vern Benson CO
 
 
 
237 Ken Brett
 
 
 
238 Fran Healy
 
 
 
239 Bill Russell
 
 
 
240 Joe Coleman
 
 
 
241A Glenn Beckert (Padres)
 
 
 
241B Glenn Beckert (Washington)
 
 
 
242 Bill Gogolewski
 
 
 
243 Bob Oliver
 
 
 
244 Carl Morton
 
 
 
245 Cleon Jones
 
 
 
246 A's Team
 
 
 
247 Rick Miller
 
 
 
248 Tom Hall
 
 
 
249 George Mitterwald
 
 
 
250A Willie McCovey (Padres)
 
 
 
250B Willie McCovey (Washington)
 
 
 
251 Graig Nettles
 
 
 
252 Dave Parker RC
 
 
 
253 John Boccabella
 
 
 
254 Stan Bahnsen
 
 
 
255 Larry Bowa
 
 
 
256 Tom Griffin
 
 
 
257 Buddy Bell
 
 
 
258 Jerry Morales
 
 
 
259 Bob Reynolds
 
 
 
260 Ted Simmons
 
 
 
261 Jerry Bell
 
 
 
262 Ed Kirkpatrick
 
 
 
263 Checklist 133-264
 
 
 
264 Joe Rudi
 
 
 
265 Tug McGraw
 
 
 
266 Jim Northrup
 
 
 
267 Andy Messersmith
 
 
 
268 Tom Grieve
 
 
 
269 Bob Johnson
 
 
 
270 Ron Santo
 
 
 
271 Bill Hands
 
 
 
272 Paul Casanova
 
 
 
273 Checklist 265-396
 
 
 
274 Fred Beene
 
 
 
275 Ron Hunt
 
 
 
276 California Angels Bobby Winkles MG, John Roseboro CO, Tom Morgan CO, Jimmie Resse CO, Salty Parker CO
 
 
 
277 Gary Nolan
 
 
 
278 Cookie Rojas
 
 
 
279 Jim Crawford RC
 
 
 
280 Carl Yastrzemski
 
 
 
281 San Francisco Giants
 
 
 
282 Doyle Alexander
 
 
 
283 Mike Schmidt
 
 
 
284 Dave Duncan
 
 
 
285 Reggie Smith
 
 
 
286 Tony Muser
 
 
 
287 Clay Kirby
 
 
 
288 Gorman Thomas RC
 
 
 
289 Rick Auerbach
 
 
 
290 Vida Blue
 
 
 
291 Don Hahn
 
 
 
292 Chuck Seelbach
 
 
 
293 Milt May
 
 
 
294 Steve Foucault RC
 
 
 
295 Rick Monday
 
 
 
296 Ray Corbin
 
 
 
297 Hal Breeden
 
 
 
298 Roric Harrison
 
 
 
299 Gene Michael
 
 
 
300 Pete Rose
 
 
 
301 Bob Montgomery
 
 
 
302 Rudy May
 
 
 
303 George Hendrick
 
 
 
304 Don Wilson
 
 
 
305 Tito Fuentes
 
 
 
306 Baltimore Orioles Earl Weaver MG, Jim Frey CO, George Bamberger CO, Billy Hunter CO, George Staller CO
 
 
 
307 Luis Melendez
 
 
 
308 Bruce Dal Canton
 
 
 
309A Dave Roberts (Padres)
 
 
 
309B Dave Roberts (Washington)
 
 
 
310 Terry Forster
 
 
 
311 Jerry Grote
 
 
 
312 Deron Johnson
 
 
 
313 Barry Lersch
 
 
 
314 Milwaukee Brewers
 
 
 
315 Ron Cey
 
 
 
316 Jim Perry
 
 
 
317 Richie Zisk
 
 
 
318 Jim Merritt
 
 
 
319 Randy Hundley
 
 
 
320 Dusty Baker
 
 
 
321 Steve Braun
 
 
 
322 Ernie McAnally
 
 
 
323 Richie Scheinblum
 
 
 
324 Steve Kline
 
 
 
325 Tommy Harper
 
 
 
326 Reds MG/CO's
 
 
 
327 Tom Timmermann
 
 
 
328 Skip Jutze
 
 
 
329 Mark Belanger
 
 
 
330 Juan Marichal
 
 
 
331 Carlton Fisk/Johnny Bench AS Catcher
 
 
 
332 Dick Allen/Hank Aaron AS First Basemen
 
 
 
333 Rod Carew/Joe Morgan AS Second Basemen
 
 
 
334 Brooks Robinson/Ron Santo AS Third Basemen
 
 
 
335 Bert Campaneris/Chris Speier AS Shortstops
 
 
 
336 Bobby Murcer/Pete Rose AS Left Fielders
 
 
 
337 Amos Otis/Cesar Cedeno AS Center Fielders
 
 
 
338 Reggie Jackson/Billy Williams AS Right Fielders
 
 
 
339 Jim Hunter/Rick Wise AS Pitchers
 
 
 
340 Thurman Munson
 
 
 
341 Dan Driessen RC
 
 
 
342 Jim Lonborg
 
 
 
343 Royals Team
 
 
 
344 Mike Caldwell
 
 
 
345 Bill North
 
 
 
346 Ron Reed
 
 
 
347 Sandy Alomar
 
 
 
348 Pete Richert
 
 
 
349 John Vukovich
 
 
 
350 Bob Gibson
 
 
 
351 Dwight Evans
 
 
 
352 Bill Stoneman
 
 
 
353 Rich Coggins
 
 
 
354 Cubs MG/CO's
 
 
 
355 Dave Nelson
 
 
 
356 Jerry Koosman
 
 
 
357 Buddy Bradford
 
 
 
358 Dal Maxvill
 
 
 
359 Brent Strom
 
 
 
360 Greg Luzinski
 
 
 
361 Don Carrithers
 
 
 
362 Hal King
 
 
 
363 New York Yankees
 
 
 
364A Cito Gaston (Padres)
 
 
 
364B Cito Gaston (Washington)
 
 
 
365 Steve Busby
 
 
 
366 Larry Hisle
 
 
 
367 Norm Cash
 
 
 
368 Manny Mota
 
 
 
369 Paul Lindblad
 
 
 
370 Bob Watson
 
 
 
371 Jim Slaton
 
 
 
372 Ken Reitz
 
 
 
373 John Curtis
 
 
 
374 Marty Perez
 
 
 
375 Earl Williams
 
 
 
376 Jorge Orta
 
 
 
377 Ron Woods
 
 
 
378 Burt Hooton
 
 
 
379 Billy Martin MG
 
 
 
380 Bud Harrelson
 
 
 
381 Charlie Sands
 
 
 
382 Bob Moose
 
 
 
383 Philadelphia Phillies
 
 
 
384 Chris Chambliss
 
 
 
385 Don Gullett
 
 
 
386 Gary Matthews
 
 
 
387A Rich Morales (Padres)
 
 
 
387B Rich Morales (Washington)
 
 
 
388 Phil Roof
 
 
 
389 Gates Brown
 
 
 
390 Lou Piniella
 
 
 
391 Billy Champion
 
 
 
392 Dick Green
 
 
 
393 Orlando Pena
 
 
 
394 Ken Henderson
 
 
 
395 Doug Rader
 
 
 
396 Tommy Davis
 
 
 
397 George Stone
 
 
 
398 Duke Sims
 
 
 
399 Mike Paul
 
 
 
400 Harmon Killebrew
 
 
 
401 Elliott Maddox
 
 
 
402 Jim Rooker
 
 
 
403 Red Sox MG/CO's
 
 
 
404 Jim Howarth
 
 
 
405 Ellie Rodriguez
 
 
 
406 Steve Arlin
 
 
 
407 Jim Wohlford
 
 
 
408 Charlie Hough
 
 
 
409 Ike Brown
 
 
 
410 Pedro Borbon
 
 
 
411 Frank Baker
 
 
 
412 Chuck Taylor
 
 
 
413 Don Money
 
 
 
414 Checklist 397-528
 
 
 
415 Gary Gentry
 
 
 
416 Chicago White Sox
 
 
 
417 Rich Folkers
 
 
 
418 Walt Williams
 
 
 
419 Wayne Twitchell
 
 
 
420 Ray Fosse
 
 
 
421 Dan Fife RC
 
 
 
422 Gonzalo Marquez
 
 
 
423 Fred Stanley
 
 
 
424 Jim Beauchamp
 
 
 
425 Pete Broberg
 
 
 
426 Rennie Stennett
 
 
 
427 Bobby Bolin
 
 
 
428 Gary Sutherland
 
 
 
429 Dick Lange RC
 
 
 
430 Matty Alou
 
 
 
431 Gene Garber RC
 
 
 
432 Chris Arnold
 
 
 
433 Lerrin LaGrow
 
 
 
434 Ken McMullen
 
 
 
435 Dave Concepcion
 
 
 
436 Don Hood RC
 
 
 
437 Jim Lyttle
 
 
 
438 Ed Herrmann
 
 
 
439 Norm Miller
 
 
 
440 Jim Kaat
 
 
 
441 Tom Ragland
 
 
 
442 Alan Foster
 
 
 
443 Tom Hutton
 
 
 
444 Vic Davalillo
 
 
 
445 George Medich
 
 
 
446 Len Randle
 
 
 
447 Twins MG/CO's
 
 
 
448 Ron Hodges RC
 
 
 
449 Tom McCraw
 
 
 
450 Rich Hebner
 
 
 
451 Tommy John
 
 
 
452 Gene Hiser
 
 
 
453 Balor Moore
 
 
 
454 Kurt Bevacqua
 
 
 
455 Tom Bradley
 
 
 
456 Dave Winfield RC
 
 
 
457 Chuck Goggin RC
 
 
 
458 Jim Ray
 
 
 
459 Cincinnati Reds
 
 
 
460 Boog Powell
 
 
 
461 John Odom
 
 
 
462 Luis Alvarado
 
 
 
463 Pat Dobson
 
 
 
464 Jose Cruz
 
 
 
465 Dick Bosman
 
 
 
466 Dick Billings
 
 
 
467 Winston Llenas
 
 
 
468 Pepe Frias
 
 
 
469 Joe Decker
 
 
 
470 AL Playoffs Reggie Jackson
 
 
 
471 NL Playoffs Jon Matlack
 
 
 
472 World Series Game 1 Darold Knowles
 
 
 
473 World Series Game 2 Willie Mays
 
 
 
474 World Series Game 3 Bert Campaneris
 
 
 
475 World Series Game 4 Rusty Staub
 
 
 
476 World Series Game 5 Cleon Jones
 
 
 
477 World Series Game 6 Reggie Jackson
 
 
 
478 World Series Game 7 Bert Campaneris
 
 
 
479 World Series Summary A's Celebrate
 
 
 
480 Willie Crawford
 
 
 
481 Jerry Terrell RC
 
 
 
482 Bob Didier
 
 
 
483 Atlanta Braves
 
 
 
484 Carmen Fanzone
 
 
 
485 Felipe Alou
 
 
 
486 Steve Stone
 
 
 
487 Ted Martinez
 
 
 
488 Andy Etchebarren
 
 
 
489 Pirates MG/CO's
 
 
 
490 Vada Pinson
 
 
 
491 Roger Nelson
 
 
 
492 Mike Rogodzinski RC
 
 
 
493 Joe Hoerner
 
 
 
494 Ed Goodson
 
 
 
495 Dick McAuliffe
 
 
 
496 Tom Murphy
 
 
 
497 Bobby Mitchell
 
 
 
498 Pat Corrales
 
 
 
499 Rusty Torres
 
 
 
500 Lee May
 
 
 
501 Eddie Leon
 
 
 
502 Dave LaRoche
 
 
 
503 Eric Soderholm
 
 
 
504 Joe Niekro
 
 
 
505 Bill Buckner
 
 
 
506 Ed Farmer
 
 
 
507 Larry Stahl
 
 
 
508 Montreal Expos
 
 
 
509 Jesse Jefferson
 
 
 
510 Wayne Garrett
 
 
 
511 Toby Harrah
 
 
 
512 Joe Lahoud
 
 
 
513 Jim Campanis
 
 
 
514 Paul Schaal
 
 
 
515 Willie Montanez
 
 
 
516 Horacio Pina
 
 
 
517 Mike Hegan
 
 
 
518 Derrel Thomas
 
 
 
519 Bill Sharp RC
 
 
 
520 Tim McCarver
 
 
 
521 Indians MG/CO's
 
 
 
522 J.R. Richard
 
 
 
523 Cecil Cooper
 
 
 
524 Bill Plummer
 
 
 
525 Clyde Wright
 
 
 
526 Frank Tepedino
 
 
 
527 Bobby Darwin
 
 
 
528 Bill Bonham
 
 
 
529 Horace Clarke
 
 
 
530 Mickey Stanley
 
 
 
531 Expos MG/CO's
 
 
 
532 Skip Lockwood
 
 
 
533 Mike Phillips RC
 
 
 
534 Eddie Watt
 
 
 
535 Bob Tolan
 
 
 
536 Duffy Dyer
 
 
 
537 Steve Mingori
 
 
 
538 Cesar Tovar
 
 
 
539 Lloyd Allen
 
 
 
540 Bob Robertson
 
 
 
541 Cleveland Indians
 
 
 
542 Rich Gossage
 
 
 
543 Danny Cater
 
 
 
544 Ron Schueler
 
 
 
545 Billy Conigliaro
 
 
 
546 Mike Corkins
 
 
 
547 Glenn Borgmann
 
 
 
548 Sonny Siebert
 
 
 
549 Mike Jorgensen
 
 
 
550 Sam McDowell
 
 
 
551 Von Joshua
 
 
 
552 Denny Doyle
 
 
 
553 Jim Willoughby
 
 
 
554 Tim Johnson RC
 
 
 
555 Woodie Fryman
 
 
 
556 Dave Campbell
 
 
 
557 Jim McGlothlin
 
 
 
558 Bill Fahey
 
 
 
559 Darrel Chaney
 
 
 
560 Mike Cuellar
 
 
 
561 Ed Kranepool
 
 
 
562 Jack Aker
 
 
 
563 Hal McRae
 
 
 
564 Mike Ryan
 
 
 
565 Milt Wilcox
 
 
 
566 Jackie Hernandez
 
 
 
567 Boston Red Sox
 
 
 
568 Mike Torrez
 
 
 
569 Rick Dempsey
 
 
 
570 Ralph Garr
 
 
 
571 Rich Hand
 
 
 
572 Enzo Hernandez
 
 
 
573 Mike Adams RC
 
 
 
574 Bill Parsons
 
 
 
575 Steve Garvey
 
 
 
576 Scipio Spinks
 
 
 
577 Mike Sadek RC
 
 
 
578 Ralph Houk MG
 
 
 
579 Cecil Upshaw
 
 
 
580 Jim Spencer
 
 
 
581 Fred Norman
 
 
 
582 Bucky Dent RC
 
 
 
583 Marty Pattin
 
 
 
584 Ken Rudolph
 
 
 
585 Merv Rettenmund
 
 
 
586 Jack Brohamer
 
 
 
587 Larry Christenson RC
 
 
 
588 Hal Lanier
 
 
 
589 Boots Day
 
 
 
590 Roger Moret
 
 
 
591 Sonny Jackson
 
 
 
592 Ed Bane RC
 
 
 
593 Steve Yeager
 
 
 
594 Leroy Stanton
 
 
 
595 Steve Blass
 
 
 
596 1974 Rookie Pitchers Wayne Garland RC, Fred Holdsworth RC, Mark Little RC, Dick Pole RC
 
 
 
597 '74 Rookie Shortstops Manny Trillo RC, John Gamble RC, Dave Chalk RC, Pete MacKanin RC
 
 
 
598 '74 Rookie Outfielders Dave Augustine RC, Ken Griffey RC, Steve Ontiveros RC, Jim Tyrone RC
 
 
 
599A 1974 Rookie Pitchers (Padres Regular Font) Ron Diorio RC, Dave Freisleben RC, Frank Riccelli RC, Greg Shanahan RC
 
 
 
599B 1974 Rookie Pitchers (Padres Large Font)
 
 
 
599C 1974 Rookie Pitchers (Washington)
 
 
 
600 '74 Rookie Infielders Ron Cash RC, Jim Cox RC, Bill Madlock RC, Reggie Sanders RC
 
 
 
601 '74 Rookie Outfielders Ed Armbrister, Rich Bladt RC, Brian Downing RC, Bake McBride RC
 
 
 
602 1974 Rookie Pitchers Glen Abbott RC, Rick Henninger RC, Craig Swan RC, Dan Vossler RC
 
 
 
603 1974 Rookie Catchers Barry Foote RC, Tom Lundstedt RC, Charlie Moore RC, Sergio Robles
 
 
 
604 '74 Rookie Infielders Terry Hughes, John Knox RC, Andre Thronton RC, Frank White RC
 
 
 
605 1974 Rookie Pitchers Frank Tanana RC, Vic Albury, Ken Frailing RC, Kevin Kobel RC
 
 
 
606 '74 Rookie Outfielders Jim Fuller RC, Wilbur Howard RC, Tommy Smith RC, Otto Velez RC
 
 
 
607 '74 Rookie Shortstops Leo Foster RC, Tom Heintzelman RC, Dave Rosello RC, Frank Taveras RC
 
 
 
608A 1974 Rookie Pitchers ERR (Apodaco)
 
 
 
608B 1974 Rookie Pitchers COR (Apodaca) Bob Apodaca RC, Dick Baney, John D'Acquisto RC, Mike Wallace RC
 
 
 
609 Rico Petrocelli
 
 
 
610 Dave Kingman
 
 
 
611 Rich Stelmaszek
 
 
 
612 Luke Walker
 
 
 
613 Dan Monzon
 
 
 
614 Adrian Devine RC
 
 
 
615 Johnny Jeter UER (Misspelled Johnnie on card back)
 
 
 
616 Larry Gura
 
 
 
617 Ted Ford
 
 
 
618 Jim Mason
 
 
 
619 Mike Anderson
 
 
 
620 Al Downing
 
 
 
621 Bernie Carbo
 
 
 
622 Phil Gagliano
 
 
 
623 Celerino Sanchez
 
 
 
624 Bob Miller
 
 
 
625 Ollie Brown
 
 
 
626 Pittsburgh Pirates
 
 
 
627 Carl Taylor
 
 
 
628 Ivan Murrell
 
 
 
629 Rusty Staub
 
 
 
630 Tommie Agee
 
 
 
631 Steve Barber
 
 
 
632 George Culver
 
 
 
633 Dave Hamilton
 
 
 
634 Braves MG/CO's
 
 
 
635 Johnny Edwards
 
 
 
636 Dave Goltz
 
 
 
637 Checklist 529-660
 
  
638 Ken Sanders
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639 Joe Lovitto
+
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640 Milt Pappas
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641 Chuck Brinkman
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642 Terry Harmon
+
===League Leaders===
  
643 Los Angeles Dodgers
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1974/Topps---Base/207/League-Leaders---Nolan-Ryan-Tom-Seaver.jpg?id=fb64fbf6-362d-4c04-a2a6-7d8c5ba7face&size=original&side=front&.jpg
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1974/Topps---Base/207/League-Leaders---Nolan-Ryan-Tom-Seaver.jpg?id=fb64fbf6-362d-4c04-a2a6-7d8c5ba7face&size=original&side=back&.jpg
  
644 Wayne Granger
+
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645 Ken Boswell
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1974/Topps---Base/290/Vida-Blue.jpg?id=a5f282c8-c7a3-4ded-9519-135ffeda1854&size=original&side=front&.jpg
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646 George Foster
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647 Juan Beniquez RC
+
===All-Stars===
  
648 Terry Crowley
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1974/Topps---Base/336/All-Star-Left-Fielders---Bobby-Murcer-Pete-Rose.jpg?id=5a53941d-293c-47a9-8315-847f5075eec3&size=original&side=front&.jpg
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649 Fernando Gonzalez RC
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</sql2wiki>
  
650 Mike Epstein
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1974/Topps---Base/416/Chicago-White-Sox-Team.jpg?id=50d9f47e-9230-49a4-a97e-d0caaf734a6b&size=original&side=front&.jpg
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651 Leron Lee
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652 Gail Hopkins
+
===1973 ALCS/NLCS===
  
653 Bob Stinson
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1974/Topps---Base/470/AL-Playoffs---Reggie-Jackson.jpg?id=3d25b20c-e678-4335-a2ad-3096bcc212c3&size=original&side=front&.jpg
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1974/Topps---Base/470/AL-Playoffs---Reggie-Jackson.jpg?id=3d25b20c-e678-4335-a2ad-3096bcc212c3&size=original&side=back&.jpg
  
654A Jesus Alou ERR (no position)
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654B Jesus Alou COR (outfield)
+
===1973 World Series===
  
655 Mike Tyson RC
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1974/Topps---Base/477/73-World-Series---Game-6-(Oakland-3-New-York-1).jpg?id=b6ed0cbc-c667-42bf-8c59-961b9da7153e&size=original&side=back&.jpg
  
656 Adrian Garrett
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657 Jim Shellenback
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1974/Topps---Base/489/Pirates-Coaches-(Danny-Murtaugh-Don-Osborn-Don-Leppert-Bill-Mazeroski-Bob-Skinner).jpg?id=0f06ae31-afe7-476f-b983-b160aa0b46cb&size=original&side=front&.jpg
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658 Lee Lacy
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659 Joe Lis
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===1974 Rookies===
  
660 Larry Dierker
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1974/Topps---Base/601/Rookie-Outfielders---Ed-Armbrister-Rich-Bladt-Brian-Downing-Bake-McBride.jpg?id=96dd9dcd-d904-4964-88c1-83311e96caa8&size=original&side=front&.jpg
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==Team Checklists==
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The 1974 Team checklists were randomly inserted into specially marked packs that read "Bonus Team Checklist Inside!". The cards are unnumbered and have bright red borders. Uncut sheets of these cards were also available through a wrapper mail-in offer. The uncut sheet value in NM-MT or better condition is approximately $150.
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NNO Team CL 1 Braves
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===Variations===
  
NNO Team CL 2 Orioles
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====Washington "Nat'l League"====
  
NNO Team CL 3 Red Sox
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NNO Team CL 4 Angels
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''1974 Topps Baseball'' is perhaps best known for the fifteen "Washington" variations.  In May of 1973, the San Diego Padres were sold with the intent of relocating the team to Washington D.C. for the following season -- so much so, that the National League had approved the move, [https://ghostsofdc.org/2012/05/07/washington-padres-baseball-1974/ a prototype red, white, and blue uniform was unveiled,] and a 1974 National League schedule with the Padres in D.C. issued.  In January 1974, McDonald's founder and CEO Ray Kroc swooped in, bought the Padres, and agreed to keep them in San Diego.
  
NNO Team CL 5 Cubs
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Topps was midway through the production of their 1974 baseball set when the purchase was announced; however, as a contingency, produced fifteen Padres cards (13 players, the team card, and a Rookie Prospects card) with "Washington `Nat'l Lea.'" as the city/team name.  Not all Padres have this variation -- notably the rookie card of Dave Winfield.  In later pressings, and for the [[1974 Topps Traded|Traded edition,]] these fifteen would be corrected.
  
NNO Team CL 6 White Sox
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The Washington cards are noticeably scarcer than their Sane Diego counterparts. 
  
NNO Team CL 7 Reds
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NNO Team CL 8 Indians
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==Parallels==
  
NNO Team CL 9 Tigers
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===O-Pee-Chee===
  
NNO Team CL 10 Astros
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NNO Team CL 11 Royals
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The ''1974 O-Pee-Chee Baseball'' is a full 660-card parallel of the Topps set made for the Canadian market by O-Pee-Chee.  Both versions have a near-identical design.  Card backs are printed in both English and French and have a bright yellow, as opposed to dark green, hue. 
  
NNO Team CL 12 Dodgers
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Because O-Pee-Chee was produced later than Topps, there are no “Washington, Nat’l Lea.” variations.
  
NNO Team CL 13 Brewers
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'''NOTE:''' The Hank Aaron Special subset takes up the first nine cards in the OPC set -- as opposed to six in Topps.  As a result, cards #7, 8, and 9 in the Topps set (Jim "Catfish" Hunter, George Theodore, and Mickey Lolich, respectively) are renumbered to #196, 99, and 166, respectively.  Manager and Coaches cards for the Brewers (#99) and Royals (#166) and Jim Fregosi (#196) do not exist in the O-Pee-Chee set.
  
NNO Team CL 14 Twins
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Packs contained eight cards (two fewer than last year) and a stick of gum for C$0.10.  36 packs made up a box.
  
NNO Team CL 15 Expos
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==Inserts==
  
NNO Team CL 16 Mets
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===Team Checklists===
  
NNO Team CL 17 Yankees
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NNO Team CL 18 A's
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The 1974 Team checklists were randomly inserted into specially marked packs that read "Bonus Team Checklist Inside!"  The cards are unnumbered and have bright red borders.  Uncut sheets of these cards were also available through a wrapper mail-in offer.
  
NNO Team CL 19 Phillies
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Team Checklist with one or two stars on the back are known to exist.
  
NNO Team CL 20 Pirates
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====O-Pee-Chee====
  
NNO Team CL 21 Padres
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NNO Team CL 22 Giants
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The team checklists were also randomly inserted into O-Pee-Chee packs.  Just like the base set, each card is printed in French and English, and have a bright yellow hue.
  
NNO Team CL 23 Cardinals
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===Traded===
  
NNO Team CL 24 Rangers
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''See [[1974 Topps Traded]].''
  
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Latest revision as of 15:04, 10 April 2023

Description

1974 Topps is a 660-card set released in January, 1974. The set represented the first time Topps had "all 660 cards in one series" -- primarily so that later series baseball did not compete with Topps' football and basketball sets. Also for the first time, factory sets were issued through the JCPenny catalog. Sales were probably disappointing for it wouldn't be until 1982 before factory sets were issued again. 1974 marks the first time Topps priced their cards at more than a penny a card.

Each team's manager and his coaches again have a combined card with small pictures of each coach below the larger photo of the team's manager.

The first six cards in the set (1-6) feature a tribute to Hank Aaron's illustrious career in anticipation of his becoming the All-Time Home Run King (he ended the '73 season with 713 home runs). The first card announces that Hank was "New All-Time Home Run King". Cards (2-6) give a career highlight summaries while showcasing his prior Topps cards on the front. Other subsets included in the set are League Leaders (201-208), All-Stars (331-339), Playoffs (470-471), World Series (472-479), and Rookie Prospects (596-608). The card backs for the All-Stars (331-339) have no statistics, but form a picture puzzle of Bobby Bonds, the 1973 All-Star Game MVP. The Rookie Prospects were organized by position and showcased four players each.

Of the 660 cards in the set, 95 are rookie cards. The key Rookie Cards in this set are Ken Griffey, Sr., Bucky Dent, Frank Tanana, Dave Parker, and eventually Hall of Famer Dave Winfield (which curiously, does not have a Washington variation).

1974 Topps also features the final playing days base cards of HOF's Luis Aparicio (61), Orlando Cepeda (83), & Al Kaline (215).

Distribution

Wax: 36 packs per box, eight cards plus one team checklist and one stick of gum per pack (SRP: 10¢).

Wax: 36 packs per box, eight cards and one stick of gum per pack (SRP: 10¢).

Wax: 2 card packs plus one stick of gum

Cello: 24 packs per box, 18 cards plus one stick of gum per pack (SRP: 25¢).

Rack: 42 cards per pack (SRP: 39¢).

500-card vending boxes

Factory sets (exclusive to the J.C. Penny catalog). Includes the 44-card 1974 Topps Traded set.

Reviews

Checklist

Base Set

Hank Aaron Special

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Hank-Aaron-Special-(1958195919601961).jpg?id=6351ce2e-7578-44a2-aee6-973232e6080b&size=original&side=front&.jpg Hank-Aaron-Special-(1958195919601961).jpg?id=6351ce2e-7578-44a2-aee6-973232e6080b&size=original&side=back&.jpg

  • 1 Hank Aaron New All-Time Home Run King UER: Aaron was not the All-Time Home Run King yet.
  • 2 Hank Aaron 1954-57 SPEC
  • 3 Hank Aaron 1958-61 SPEC
  • 4 Hank Aaron 1962-65 SPEC
  • 5 Hank Aaron 1966-69 SPEC
  • 6 Hank Aaron 1970-73 SPEC

Willie-Stargell.jpg?id=9b6891da-ecc1-455b-92c5-23b296de85b1&size=original&side=front&.jpg Willie-Stargell.jpg?id=9b6891da-ecc1-455b-92c5-23b296de85b1&size=original&side=back&.jpg

  • 7 Jim Hunter
  • 8 George Theodore RC
  • 9 Mickey Lolich
  • 10 Johnny Bench
  • 11 Jim Bibby
  • 12 Dave May
  • 13 Tom Hilgendorf
  • 14 Paul Popovich
  • 15 Joe Torre
  • 16 Baltimore Orioles TC
  • 17 Doug Bird RC
  • 18 Gary Thomasson RC
  • 19 Gerry Moses
  • 20 Nolan Ryan
  • 21 Bob Gallagher RC
  • 22 Cy Acosta
  • 23 Craig Robinson RC
  • 24 John Hiller
  • 25 Ken Singleton
  • 26 Bill Campbell RC
  • 27 George Scott
  • 28 Manny Sanguillen
  • 29 Phil Niekro
  • 30 Bobby Bonds
  • 31 Preston Gomez / Bob Lillis / Roger Craig / Hub Kittle / Grady Hatton MGR CO
  • 32 John Grubb RC
  • 33 Don Newhauser RC
  • 34 Andy Kosco
  • 35 Gaylord Perry
  • 36 St. Louis Cardinals TC
  • 37 Dave Sells RC
  • 38 Don Kessinger
  • 39 Ken Suarez
  • 40 Jim Palmer
  • 41 Bobby Floyd
  • 42 Claude Osteen
  • 43 Jim Wynn
  • 44 Mel Stottlemyre
  • 45 Dave Johnson
  • 46 Pat Kelly
  • 47 Dick Ruthven RC
  • 48 Dick Sharon RC
  • 49 Steve Renko
  • 50 Rod Carew
  • 51 Bobby Heise
  • 52 Al Oliver
  • 53 Fred Kendall
  • 54 Elias Sosa RC
  • 55 Frank Robinson
  • 56 New York Mets TC
  • 57 Darold Knowles
  • 58 Charlie Spikes
  • 59 Ross Grimsley
  • 60 Lou Brock
  • 61 Luis Aparicio
  • 62 Bob Locker
  • 63 Bill Sudakis
  • 64 Doug Rau
  • 65 Amos Otis
  • 66 Sparky Lyle
  • 67 Tommy Helms
  • 68 Grant Jackson
  • 69 Del Unser
  • 70 Dick Allen
  • 71 Danny Frisella
  • 72 Aurelio Rodriguez
  • 73 Mike Marshall
  • 74 Minnesota Twins TC
  • 75 Jim Colborn
  • 76 Mickey Rivers
  • 77 Rich Troedson RC
  • 78 Charlie Fox / John McNamara / Joe Amalfitano / Andy Gilbert / Don McMahon MGR CO
  • 79 Gene Tenace
  • 80 Tom Seaver
  • 81 Frank Duffy
  • 82 Dave Giusti
  • 83 Orlando Cepeda
  • 84 Rick Wise
  • 85 Joe Morgan
  • 86 Joe Ferguson
  • 87 Fergie Jenkins
  • 88 Freddie Patek
  • 89 Jackie Brown
  • 90 Bobby Murcer
  • 91 Ken Forsch
  • 92 Paul Blair
  • 93 Rod Gilbreath RC
  • 94 Detroit Tigers TC
  • 95 Steve Carlton
  • 96 Jerry Hairston RC
  • 97 Bob Bailey
  • 98 Bert Blyleven
  • 99 Del Crandall / Al Widmar / Joe Nossek / Jim Walton / Harvey Kuenn MGR CO
  • 100 Willie Stargell
  • 101 Bobby Valentine
  • 102 Bill Greif
  • 103 Sal Bando
  • 104 Ron Bryant
  • 105 Carlton Fisk
  • 106 Harry Parker RC
  • 107 Alex Johnson
  • 108 Al Hrabosky
  • 109 Bob Grich
  • 110 Billy Williams
  • 111 Clay Carroll
  • 112 Dave Lopes
  • 113 Dick Drago
  • 114 California Angels TC
  • 115 Willie Horton
  • 116 Jerry Reuss
  • 117 Ron Blomberg
  • 118 Bill Lee
  • 119 Danny Ozark / Carroll Beringer / Bobby Wine / Ray Rippelmeyer / Billy DemarS MGR CO UER: Last name misspelled "Ripplemeyer" on front
  • 120 Wilbur Wood
  • 121 Larry Lintz RC
  • 122 Jim Holt
  • 123 Nelson Briles
  • 124 Bob Coluccio RC
  • 125 Nate Colbert
  • 126 Checklist #1 #1-#132
  • 127 Tom Paciorek
  • 128 John Ellis
  • 129 Chris Speier
  • 130 Reggie Jackson
  • 131 Bob Boone
  • 132 Felix Millan
  • 133 David Clyde RC
  • 134 Denis Menke
  • 135 Roy White
  • 136 Rick Reuschel
  • 137 Al Bumbry
  • 138 Ed Brinkman
  • 139 Aurelio Monteagudo
  • 140 Darrell Evans
  • 141 Pat Bourque
  • 142 Pedro Garcia
  • 143 Dick Woodson
  • 144 Walter Alston / Tommy Lasorda / Jim Gilliam / Red Adams / Monty Basgall MGR CO
  • 145 Dock Ellis
  • 146 Ron Fairly
  • 147 Bart Johnson
  • 148 Dave Hilton
  • 149 Mac Scarce
  • 150 John Mayberry
  • 151 Diego Segui
  • 152 Oscar Gamble
  • 153 Jon Matlack
  • 154 Houston Astros TC
  • 155 Bert Campaneris
  • 156 Randy Moffitt
  • 157 Vic Harris
  • 158 Jack Billingham
  • 159 Jim Ray Hart
  • 160 Brooks Robinson
  • 161 Ray Burris RC UER: Card number is sideways
  • 162 Bill Freehan
  • 163 Ken Berry
  • 164 Tom House
  • 165 Willie Davis
  • 166 Jack McKeon / Charlie Lau / Galen Cisco / Harry Dunlop MGR CO
  • 167 Luis Tiant
  • 168 Danny Thompson
  • 169 Steve Rogers RC
  • 170 Bill Melton
  • 171 Eduardo Rodriguez RC
  • 172 Gene Clines
  • 173 Randy Jones RC
  • 174 Bill Robinson
  • 175 Reggie Cleveland
  • 176 John Lowenstein
  • 178 Garry Maddox
  • 179 Yogi Berra / Joe Pignatano / Rube Walker / Eddie Yost / Roy McMillan MGR CO UER: Yost's home "Hauppage" should be "Hauppauge"
  • 180 Ken Holtzman
  • 181 Cesar Geronimo
  • 182 Lindy McDaniel
  • 183 Johnny Oates UER: 9 HR in 1970, should be 0; Career HR total 17, should be 8
  • 184 Texas Rangers TC
  • 185 Jose Cardenal
  • 186 Fred Scherman
  • 187 Don Baylor
  • 188 Rudy Meoli RC
  • 189 Jim Brewer
  • 190 Tony Oliva
  • 191 Al Fitzmorris
  • 192 Mario Guerrero
  • 193 Tom Walker
  • 194 Darrell Porter
  • 195 Carlos May
  • 196 Jim Fregosi
  • 197 Vicente Romo UER: Born 5/21, should be 4/12
  • 198 Dave Cash
  • 199 Mike Kekich
  • 200 Cesar Cedeno

League Leaders

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  • 201 Rod Carew / Pete Rose LL AVG
  • 202 Reggie Jackson / Willie Stargell LL HR
  • 203 Reggie Jackson / Willie Stargell LL RBI UER: Amos Otis Brewers, should be Royals
  • 204 Tommy Harper / Lou Brock LL SB
  • 205 Wilbur Wood / Ron Bryant LL W
  • 206 Jim Palmer / Tom Seaver LL ERA
  • 207 Nolan Ryan / Tom Seaver LL SO
  • 208 John Hiller / Mike Marshall LL FIRE

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  • 209 Ted Sizemore
  • 210 Bill Singer
  • 211 Chicago Cubs TC
  • 212 Rollie Fingers
  • 213 Dave Rader
  • 214 Billy Grabarkewitz
  • 215 Al Kaline UER: Missing copyright line on back
  • 216 Ray Sadecki
  • 217 Tim Foli
  • 218 Johnny Briggs
  • 219 Doug Griffin
  • 220 Don Sutton
  • 221 Chuck Tanner / Joe Lonnett / Jim Mahoney / Alex Monchak / Johnny Sain MGR CO
  • 222 Ramon Hernandez
  • 223 Jeff Burroughs
  • 224 Roger Metzger
  • 225 Paul Splittorff
  • 226 San Diego Padres TC
  • 227 Mike Lum
  • 228 Ted Kubiak
  • 229 Fritz Peterson
  • 230 Tony Perez
  • 231 Dick Tidrow
  • 232 Steve Brye
  • 233 Jim Barr
  • 234 John Milner
  • 235 Dave McNally
  • 236 Red Schoendienst / Barney Schultz / George Kissell / Johnny Lewis / Vern Benson MGR CO
  • 237 Ken Brett
  • 238 Fran Healy
  • 239 Bill Russell
  • 240 Joe Coleman
  • 241 Glenn Beckert
  • 242 Bill Gogolewski
  • 243 Bob Oliver
  • 244 Carl Morton
  • 245 Cleon Jones
  • 246 Oakland A's TC
  • 247 Rick Miller
  • 248 Tom Hall
  • 249 George Mitterwald
  • 250 Willie McCovey
  • 251 Graig Nettles
  • 252 Dave Parker RC
  • 253 John Boccabella
  • 254 Stan Bahnsen
  • 255 Larry Bowa
  • 256 Tom Griffin
  • 257 Buddy Bell
  • 258 Jerry Morales
  • 259 Bob Reynolds
  • 260 Ted Simmons
  • 261 Jerry Bell
  • 262 Ed Kirkpatrick
  • 263 Checklist #2 #133-#264
  • 264 Joe Rudi
  • 265 Tug McGraw
  • 266 Jim Northrup
  • 267 Andy Messersmith
  • 268 Tom Grieve
  • 269 Bob Johnson
  • 270 Ron Santo
  • 271 Bill Hands
  • 272 Paul Casanova
  • 273 Checklist #3 #265-#396
  • 274 Fred Beene
  • 275 Ron Hunt
  • 276 Bobby Winkles / John Roseboro / Salty Parker / Tom Morgan / Jimmie Reese MGR CO
  • 277 Gary Nolan
  • 278 Cookie Rojas
  • 279 Jim Crawford RC
  • 280 Carl Yastrzemski
  • 281 San Francisco Giants TC
  • 282 Doyle Alexander
  • 283 Mike Schmidt
  • 284 Dave Duncan
  • 285 Reggie Smith
  • 286 Tony Muser
  • 287 Clay Kirby
  • 288 Gorman Thomas RC
  • 289 Rick Auerbach
  • 290 Vida Blue
  • 291 Don Hahn
  • 292 Chuck Seelbach
  • 293 Milt May
  • 294 Steve Foucault RC
  • 295 Rick Monday
  • 296 Ray Corbin
  • 297 Hal Breeden
  • 298 Roric Harrison
  • 299 Gene Michael
  • 300 Pete Rose
  • 301 Bob Montgomery
  • 302 Rudy May
  • 303 George Hendrick
  • 304 Don Wilson
  • 305 Tito Fuentes
  • 306 Earl Weaver / Jim Frey / George Bamberger / Billy Hunter / George Staller MGR CO
  • 307 Luis Melendez
  • 308 Bruce Dal Canton
  • 309 Dave Roberts
  • 310 Terry Forster
  • 311 Jerry Grote
  • 312 Deron Johnson
  • 313 Barry Lersch
  • 314 Milwaukee Brewers TC
  • 315 Ron Cey
  • 316 Jim Perry
  • 317 Richie Zisk
  • 318 Jim Merritt
  • 319 Randy Hundley
  • 320 Dusty Baker
  • 321 Steve Braun
  • 322 Ernie McAnally
  • 323 Richie Scheinblum
  • 324 Steve Kline
  • 325 Tommy Harper
  • 326 Sparky Anderson / Larry Shepard / George Scherger / Ted Kluszewski / Alex Grammas MGR CO
  • 327 Tom Timmermann
  • 328 Skip Jutze
  • 329 Mark Belanger
  • 330 Juan Marichal

All-Stars

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  • 331 Carlton Fisk / Johnny Bench AS C
  • 332 Dick Allen / Hank Aaron AS 1B
  • 333 Rod Carew / Joe Morgan AS 2B
  • 334 Brooks Robinson / Ron Santo AS 3B
  • 335 Bert Campaneris / Chris Speier AS SS
  • 336 Bobby Murcer / Pete Rose AS LF
  • 337 Amos Otis / Cesar Cedeno AS CF
  • 338 Reggie Jackson / Billy Williams AS RF
  • 339 Jim Hunter / Rick Wise AS P

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  • 340 Thurman Munson
  • 341 Dan Driessen RC
  • 342 Jim Lonborg
  • 343 Kansas City Royals TC
  • 344 Mike Caldwell
  • 345 Bill North
  • 346 Ron Reed
  • 347 Sandy Alomar
  • 348 Pete Richert
  • 349 John Vukovich
  • 350 Bob Gibson
  • 351 Dwight Evans
  • 352 Bill Stoneman
  • 353 Rich Coggins
  • 354 Whitey Lockman / J.C. Martin / Hank Aguirre / Al Spangler / Jim Marshall MGR CO
  • 355 Dave Nelson
  • 356 Jerry Koosman
  • 357 Buddy Bradford
  • 358 Dal Maxvill
  • 359 Brent Strom
  • 360 Greg Luzinski
  • 361 Don Carrithers
  • 362 Hal King
  • 363 New York Yankees TC
  • 364 Clarence Gaston
  • 365 Steve Busby
  • 366 Larry Hisle
  • 367 Norm Cash
  • 368 Manny Mota
  • 369 Paul Lindblad
  • 370 Bob Watson
  • 372 Ken Reitz
  • 373 John Curtis
  • 374 Marty Perez
  • 375 Earl Williams
  • 376 Jorge Orta
  • 377 Ron Woods
  • 378 Burt Hooton
  • 379 Billy Martin / Frank Lucchesi / Art Fowler / Charlie Silvera / Jackie Moore MGR CO
  • 380 Bud Harrelson
  • 381 Charlie Sands
  • 382 Bob Moose
  • 383 Philadelphia Phillies TC
  • 384 Chris Chambliss
  • 385 Don Gullett
  • 386 Gary Matthews
  • 387 Rich Morales
  • 388 Phil Roof
  • 389 Gates Brown
  • 390 Lou Piniella
  • 391 Billy Champion
  • 392 Dick Green
  • 393 Orlando Pena
  • 394 Ken Henderson
  • 395 Doug Rader
  • 396 Tommy Davis
  • 397 George Stone
  • 398 Duke Sims
  • 399 Mike Paul
  • 400 Harmon Killebrew
  • 401 Elliott Maddox
  • 402 Jim Rooker
  • 403 Darrell Johnson / Eddie Popowski / Lee Stange / Don Zimmer / Don Bryant MGR CO
  • 404 Jim Howarth
  • 405 Ellie Rodriguez
  • 406 Steve Arlin
  • 407 Jim Wohlford
  • 408 Charlie Hough
  • 409 Ike Brown
  • 410 Pedro Borbon
  • 411 Frank Baker
  • 412 Chuck Taylor
  • 413 Don Money
  • 414 Checklist #4 #397-#528
  • 415 Gary Gentry
  • 416 Chicago White Sox TC
  • 417 Rich Folkers
  • 418 Walt Williams
  • 419 Wayne Twitchell
  • 420 Ray Fosse
  • 421 Dan Fife RC
  • 422 Gonzalo Marquez
  • 423 Fred Stanley
  • 424 Jim Beauchamp
  • 425 Pete Broberg
  • 426 Rennie Stennett
  • 427 Bobby Bolin
  • 428 Gary Sutherland
  • 429 Dick Lange RC
  • 430 Matty Alou
  • 431 Gene Garber RC
  • 432 Chris Arnold
  • 433 Lerrin LaGrow
  • 434 Ken McMullen
  • 435 Dave Concepcion
  • 436 Don Hood RC
  • 437 Jim Lyttle
  • 438 Ed Herrmann
  • 439 Norm Miller
  • 440 Jim Kaat
  • 441 Tom Ragland
  • 442 Alan Foster
  • 443 Tom Hutton
  • 444 Vic Davalillo
  • 445 George Medich
  • 446 Len Randle
  • 447 Frank Quilici / Ralph Rowe / Vern Morgan / Bob Rodgers MGR CO
  • 448 Ron Hodges RC
  • 449 Tom McCraw
  • 450 Rich Hebner
  • 451 Tommy John
  • 452 Gene Hiser
  • 453 Balor Moore
  • 454 Kurt Bevacqua
  • 455 Tom Bradley
  • 456 Dave Winfield RC
  • 457 Chuck Goggin RC
  • 458 Jim Ray
  • 459 Cincinnati Reds TC
  • 460 Boog Powell
  • 461 John Odom
  • 462 Luis Alvarado
  • 463 Pat Dobson
  • 464 Jose Cruz
  • 465 Dick Bosman
  • 466 Dick Billings
  • 467 Winston Llenas
  • 468 Pepe Frias
  • 469 Joe Decker

1973 ALCS/NLCS

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  • 470 Reggie Jackson ALCS
  • 471 Jerry Koosman NLCS

1973 World Series

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  • 472 Darold Knowles WS GM1
  • 473 Willie Mays WS GM2
  • 474 Bert Campaneris WS GM3
  • 475 Ray Fosse / Rusty Staub WS GM4
  • 476 Ray Fosse / Jerry Grote / Cleon Jones WS GM5
  • 477 Reggie Jackson WS GM6
  • 478 Bert Campaneris WS GM7
  • 479 Ray Fosse / Darold Knowles WS

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  • 480 Willie Crawford
  • 481 Jerry Terrell RC
  • 482 Bob Didier
  • 483 Atlanta Braves TC
  • 484 Carmen Fanzone
  • 485 Felipe Alou
  • 486 Steve Stone
  • 487 Ted Martinez
  • 488 Andy Etchebarren
  • 489 Danny Murtaugh / Don Osborn / Bill Mazeroski / Don Leppert / Bob Skinner MGR CO
  • 490 Vada Pinson
  • 491 Roger Nelson
  • 492 Mike Rogodzinski RC
  • 493 Joe Hoerner
  • 494 Ed Goodson
  • 495 Dick McAuliffe
  • 496 Tom Murphy
  • 497 Bobby Mitchell
  • 498 Pat Corrales
  • 499 Rusty Torres
  • 500 Lee May
  • 501 Eddie Leon
  • 502 Dave LaRoche
  • 503 Eric Soderholm
  • 504 Joe Niekro
  • 505 Bill Buckner
  • 506 Ed Farmer
  • 507 Larry Stahl
  • 508 Montreal Expos TC
  • 509 Jesse Jefferson
  • 510 Wayne Garrett
  • 511 Toby Harrah
  • 512 Joe Lahoud
  • 513 Jim Campanis
  • 514 Paul Schaal
  • 515 Willie Montanez
  • 516 Horacio Pina
  • 517 Mike Hegan
  • 518 Derrel Thomas
  • 519 Bill Sharp RC
  • 520 Tim McCarver
  • 521 Ken Aspromonte / Clay Bryant / Tony Pacheco MGR CO
  • 522 J.R. Richard
  • 523 Cecil Cooper
  • 524 Bill Plummer
  • 525 Clyde Wright
  • 526 Frank Tepedino
  • 527 Bobby Darwin
  • 528 Bill Bonham
  • 529 Horace Clarke
  • 530 Mickey Stanley
  • 531 Gene Mauch / Larry Doby / Jerry Zimmerman / Dave Bristol / Cal McLish MGR CO
  • 532 Skip Lockwood
  • 533 Mike Phillips RC
  • 534 Eddie Watt
  • 535 Bob Tolan
  • 536 Duffy Dyer
  • 537 Steve Mingori
  • 538 Cesar Tovar
  • 539 Lloyd Allen
  • 540 Bob Robertson
  • 541 Cleveland Indians TC
  • 542 Rich Gossage
  • 543 Danny Cater
  • 544 Ron Schueler
  • 545 Billy Conigliaro
  • 546 Mike Corkins
  • 547 Glenn Borgmann
  • 548 Sonny Siebert
  • 549 Mike Jorgensen
  • 550 Sam McDowell
  • 551 Von Joshua
  • 552 Denny Doyle
  • 553 Jim Willoughby
  • 554 Tim Johnson RC
  • 555 Woodie Fryman
  • 556 Dave Campbell
  • 557 Jim McGlothlin
  • 558 Bill Fahey
  • 559 Darrel Chaney
  • 560 Mike Cuellar
  • 561 Ed Kranepool
  • 562 Jack Aker
  • 563 Hal McRae
  • 564 Mike Ryan
  • 565 Milt Wilcox
  • 566 Jackie Hernandez
  • 567 Boston Red Sox TC
  • 568 Mike Torrez
  • 569 Rick Dempsey
  • 571 Rich Hand
  • 572 Enzo Hernandez
  • 573 Mike Adams RC
  • 574 Bill Parsons
  • 575 Steve Garvey
  • 576 Scipio Spinks
  • 577 Mike Sadek RC
  • 578 Ralph Houk MGR
  • 579 Cecil Upshaw
  • 580 Jim Spencer
  • 581 Fred Norman
  • 582 Bucky Dent RC
  • 583 Marty Pattin
  • 584 Ken Rudolph
  • 585 Merv Rettenmund
  • 586 Jack Brohamer
  • 587 Larry Christenson RC
  • 588 Hal Lanier
  • 589 Boots Day
  • 590 Rogelio Moret
  • 591 Sonny Jackson
  • 592 Ed Bane RC
  • 593 Steve Yeager
  • 594 Leroy Stanton
  • 595 Steve Blass

1974 Rookies

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  • 596 Wayne Garland / Fred Holdsworth / Mark Littell / Dick Pole RC
  • 597 Dave Chalk / John Gamble / Pete Mackanin / Manny Trillo RC
  • 598 Dave Augustine / Ken Griffey, Sr. / Steve Ontiveros / Jim Tyrone RC
  • 599 Ron Diorio / Dave Freisleben / Frank Riccelli / Greg Shanahan RC VAR: "San Diego Padres" in large print, "S" aligns with "N" in Freisleben
  • 599 Ron Diorio / Dave Freisleben / Frank Riccelli / Greg Shanahan RC VAR: "San Diego Padres" in small print, "S" aligns with "B" in Freisleben
  • 600 Ron Cash / Jim Cox / Bill Madlock / Reggie Sanders RC
  • 601 Ed Armbrister / Rich Bladt / Brian Downing / Bake McBride RC
  • 602 Glenn Abbott / Rick Henninger / Craig Swan / Dan Vossler RC
  • 603 Barry Foote / Tom Lundstedt / Charlie Moore / Sergio Robles RC
  • 604 Terry Hughes / John Knox / Andy Thornton / Frank White RC
  • 605 Vic Albury / Ken Frailing / Kevin Kobel / Frank Tanana RC
  • 606 Jim Fuller / Wilbur Howard / Tommy Smith / Otto Velez RC
  • 607 Leo Foster / Tom Heintzelman / Dave Rosello / Frank Taveras RC
  • 608 Bob Apodaca / Dick Baney / John D'Acquisto / Mike Wallace RC ERR: Last name misspelled "Apodaco" on front
  • 608 Bob Apodaca / Dick Baney / John D'Acquisto / Mike Wallace RC COR

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  • 609 Rico Petrocelli
  • 610 Dave Kingman
  • 611 Rick Stelmaszek
  • 612 Luke Walker
  • 613 Dan Monzon
  • 614 Adrian Devine RC
  • 615 Johnny Jeter UER: Name misspelled "Johnnie" on back
  • 616 Larry Gura
  • 617 Ted Ford
  • 618 Jim Mason
  • 619 Mike Anderson
  • 620 Al Downing
  • 621 Bernie Carbo
  • 622 Phil Gagliano
  • 623 Celerino Sanchez
  • 624 Bob Miller
  • 625 Ollie Brown
  • 626 Pittsburgh Pirates TC
  • 627 Carl Taylor
  • 628 Ivan Murrell
  • 629 Rusty Staub
  • 630 Tommie Agee
  • 631 Steve Barber
  • 632 George Culver
  • 633 Dave Hamilton
  • 634 Eddie Mathews / Herm Starrette / Connie Ryan / Jim Busby / Ken Silvestri MGR CO
  • 635 John Edwards
  • 636 Dave Goltz
  • 637 Checklist #5 #529-#660
  • 638 Ken Sanders
  • 639 Joe Lovitto
  • 640 Milt Pappas
  • 641 Chuck Brinkman
  • 642 Terry Harmon
  • 643 Los Angeles Dodgers TC
  • 644 Wayne Granger
  • 645 Ken Boswell
  • 646 George Foster
  • 647 Juan Beniquez RC
  • 648 Terry Crowley
  • 649 Fernando Gonzalez RC
  • 650 Mike Epstein
  • 651 Leron Lee
  • 652 Gail Hopkins
  • 653 Bob Stinson
  • 654 Jesus Alou ERR: No position on front
  • 654 Jesus Alou COR
  • 655 Mike Tyson RC
  • 656 Adrian Garrett
  • 657 Jim Shellenback
  • 658 Lee Lacy
  • 659 Joe Lis
  • 660 Larry Dierker

Variations

Washington "Nat'l League"

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1974 Topps Baseball is perhaps best known for the fifteen "Washington" variations. In May of 1973, the San Diego Padres were sold with the intent of relocating the team to Washington D.C. for the following season -- so much so, that the National League had approved the move, a prototype red, white, and blue uniform was unveiled, and a 1974 National League schedule with the Padres in D.C. issued. In January 1974, McDonald's founder and CEO Ray Kroc swooped in, bought the Padres, and agreed to keep them in San Diego.

Topps was midway through the production of their 1974 baseball set when the purchase was announced; however, as a contingency, produced fifteen Padres cards (13 players, the team card, and a Rookie Prospects card) with "Washington `Nat'l Lea.'" as the city/team name. Not all Padres have this variation -- notably the rookie card of Dave Winfield. In later pressings, and for the Traded edition, these fifteen would be corrected.

The Washington cards are noticeably scarcer than their Sane Diego counterparts.

  • 32 John Grubb RC
  • 53 Fred Kendall
  • 77 Rich Troedson RC
  • 102 Bill Greif
  • 102 Bill Greif
  • 102 Bill Greif
  • 125 Nate Colbert
  • 125 Nate Colbert
  • 125 Nate Colbert
  • 148 Dave Hilton
  • 148 Dave Hilton
  • 148 Dave Hilton
  • 173 Randy Jones RC
  • 173 Randy Jones RC
  • 173 Randy Jones RC
  • 197 Vicente Romo UER: Born 5/21, should be 4/12
  • 197 Vicente Romo UER: Born 5/21, should be 4/12
  • 197 Vicente Romo UER: Born 5/21, should be 4/12
  • 226 Washington "Nat'l Lea." TC
  • 226 Washington "Nat'l Lea." TC
  • 226 Washington "Nat'l Lea." TC
  • 241 Glenn Beckert
  • 241 Glenn Beckert
  • 241 Glenn Beckert
  • 250 Willie McCovey
  • 250 Willie McCovey
  • 250 Willie McCovey
  • 309 Dave Roberts
  • 309 Dave Roberts
  • 309 Dave Roberts
  • 364 Clarence Gaston
  • 364 Clarence Gaston
  • 364 Clarence Gaston
  • 387 Rich Morales
  • 387 Rich Morales
  • 387 Rich Morales
  • 599 Ron Diorio / Dave Freisleben / Frank Riccelli / Greg Shanahan RC
  • 599 Ron Diorio / Dave Freisleben / Frank Riccelli / Greg Shanahan RC
  • 599 Ron Diorio / Dave Freisleben / Frank Riccelli / Greg Shanahan RC

Parallels

O-Pee-Chee

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The 1974 O-Pee-Chee Baseball is a full 660-card parallel of the Topps set made for the Canadian market by O-Pee-Chee. Both versions have a near-identical design. Card backs are printed in both English and French and have a bright yellow, as opposed to dark green, hue.

Because O-Pee-Chee was produced later than Topps, there are no “Washington, Nat’l Lea.” variations.

NOTE: The Hank Aaron Special subset takes up the first nine cards in the OPC set -- as opposed to six in Topps. As a result, cards #7, 8, and 9 in the Topps set (Jim "Catfish" Hunter, George Theodore, and Mickey Lolich, respectively) are renumbered to #196, 99, and 166, respectively. Manager and Coaches cards for the Brewers (#99) and Royals (#166) and Jim Fregosi (#196) do not exist in the O-Pee-Chee set.

Packs contained eight cards (two fewer than last year) and a stick of gum for C$0.10. 36 packs made up a box.

Inserts

Team Checklists

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The 1974 Team checklists were randomly inserted into specially marked packs that read "Bonus Team Checklist Inside!" The cards are unnumbered and have bright red borders. Uncut sheets of these cards were also available through a wrapper mail-in offer.

Team Checklist with one or two stars on the back are known to exist.

O-Pee-Chee

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The team checklists were also randomly inserted into O-Pee-Chee packs. Just like the base set, each card is printed in French and English, and have a bright yellow hue.

  • 1 Atlanta Braves
  • 2 Baltimore Orioles
  • 3 Boston Red Sox
  • 4 California Angels
  • 5 Chicago Cubs
  • 6 Chicago White Sox
  • 7 Cincinnati Reds
  • 8 Cleveland Indians
  • 9 Detroit Tigers
  • 10 Houston Astros
  • 11 Kansas City Royals
  • 12 Los Angeles Dodgers
  • 13 Milwaukee Brewers
  • 14 Minnesota Twins
  • 15 Montreal Expos
  • 16 New York Mets
  • 17 New York Yankees
  • 18 Oakland A's
  • 19 Philadelphia Phillies
  • 20 Pittsburgh Pirates
  • 21 San Diego Padres
  • 22 San Francisco Giants
  • 23 St. Louis Cardinals
  • 24 Texas Rangers

Traded

See 1974 Topps Traded.