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1974 Topps wax box and packs

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.

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.

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.

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 (MSRP: 10¢).

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

Wax: 2 card packs plus one stick of gum

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

Rack: 42 cards per pack (MSRP: 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

1 Hank Aaron 715

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 Royals MG/CO's

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 Cardinals MG/CO's

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 Angels MG/CO's

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 Orioles MG/CO's

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

639 Joe Lovitto

640 Milt Pappas

641 Chuck Brinkman

642 Terry Harmon

643 Los Angeles Dodgers

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

654A Jesus Alou ERR (no position)

654B Jesus Alou COR (outfield)

655 Mike Tyson RC

656 Adrian Garrett

657 Jim Shellenback

658 Lee Lacy

659 Joe Lis

660 Larry Dierker

Team Checklists

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.

NNO Team CL 1 Braves

NNO Team CL 2 Orioles

NNO Team CL 3 Red Sox

NNO Team CL 4 Angels

NNO Team CL 5 Cubs

NNO Team CL 6 White Sox

NNO Team CL 7 Reds

NNO Team CL 8 Indians

NNO Team CL 9 Tigers

NNO Team CL 10 Astros

NNO Team CL 11 Royals

NNO Team CL 12 Dodgers

NNO Team CL 13 Brewers

NNO Team CL 14 Twins

NNO Team CL 15 Expos

NNO Team CL 16 Mets

NNO Team CL 17 Yankees

NNO Team CL 18 A's

NNO Team CL 19 Phillies

NNO Team CL 20 Pirates

NNO Team CL 21 Padres

NNO Team CL 22 Giants

NNO Team CL 23 Cardinals

NNO Team CL 24 Rangers