1974 Topps
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" or "Washington Nat'l League." 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 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 Luis Aparicio's final topps card. (61)
Distribution
Wax: 36 packs per box, eight cards plus 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 Rookie SS M.Trillo RC
598 '74 Rookie Outfielders Ken Griffey RC
599A 1974 Rookie Pitchers (Padres Regular Font)
599B 1974 Rookie Pitchers (Padres Large Font)
599C Rookie Pitchers (Washington)
600 '74 Rookie Infielders Bill Madlock RC
601 '74 Rookie Outfielders
602 1974 Rookie Pitchers
603 Rookie Catchers
604 Rookie Infielders
605 1974 Rookie Pitchers Frank Tanana RC
606 Rookie Outfielders
607 Rookie SS/F.Taveras
608A Rookie Pitchers (Apodaca)
608B Rookie Pitchers (Apodaco error)
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 packs with the regular cards for that year. 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 NR/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