1974 Topps

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.

Checklist

Base Set

Hank Aaron Special

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 470 Reggie Jackson ALCS
• 471 Jerry Koosman NLCS

1973 World Series

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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"

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

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

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

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.

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Sapphire Chrome: 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020 - 2021 - 2022 - 2023
Holiday: 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020 - 2021 - 2022 - 2023
Mini: 1975 - 1985 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020 - 2022
Opening Day: 1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - 2006 - 2007 - 2008 - 2010 - 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020 - 2021 - 2022

O-Pee-Chee
Pre-War Era: 1937 O-Pee-Chee Batter-Ups (V-300)
Topps Replication Era: 1965 - 1966 - 1967 - 1968 - 1969 - 1970 - 1971 - 1972 - 1973 - 1974 - 1975 - 1976 - 1977 - 1978 - 1979 -1980 - 1981 - 1982 - 1983 - 1984 - 1985 - 1986 - 1987 - 1988 - 1989 - 1990 - 1991 - 1992
Original Era: 1993 - 1994
Upper Deck Era: 2009
O-Pee-Chee Premier: 1991 - 1992 - 1993