Cards

		1	Hank Aaron: New All-Time Home Run King	Atlanta Braves
		2	Hank Aaron Special: 1954-1957 HAS	Milwaukee Braves
		3	Hank Aaron Special: 1958-1961 HAS	Milwaukee Braves
		4	Hank Aaron Special: 1962-1965 HAS	Milwaukee Braves
		5	Hank Aaron Special: 1966-1969 HAS	Atlanta Braves
		6	Hank Aaron Special: 1970-1973 HAS	Atlanta Braves
		7	Jim Hunter	Oakland Athletics
		8	George Theodore RC	New York Mets
		9	Mickey Lolich	Detroit Tigers
		10	Johnny Bench	Cincinnati Reds

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• A factory set available exclusively through the J.C. Penney catalog was available for the 1974 cards. A factory set would not be made available again by Topps until 1985.
• Topps Traded cards were randomly inserted into all late-run 1974 Topps packs, and the card number for each player is the same as that player's regular card, only appended with a "T".
• The entire Topps Traded insert set was included with the J.C. Penny's catalog-exclusive factory set; this factory set was the first time Topps made an entire set available for purchase as a unit.
• This set contains an infamous Topps blunder when they assumed the San Diego Padres were moving to Washington, D.C. and began producing Padres cards with a team name of "Washington Nat'l Lea.". A late sale to McDonald's founder Ray Kroc kept the team in San Diego, so Topps had to reprint those cards with the Padres name. Any Padres cards produced after #400 weren't affected, so the Dave Winfield rookie (#456) does not have a "Washington" version.
• "Topps All-Star Rookie" trophies weren't included on the cards of the 1973 winners: Bob Boone (C), Gary Thomasson (1B), Dave Lopes (2B), Dan Driessen (3B), Jerry Terrell (SS), Gary Matthews (OF), Johnny Grubb (OF), Rich Coggins (OF), Steve Rogers (RHP), Randy Jones (LHP).
• Card backs of the All-Star cards form a picture of Bobby Bonds, the previous season's Mid-Summer Classic MVP.
• The big rookie in this set is Dave Winfield. Other notable rookies include: Dave Parker, Bucky Dent, Gorman Thomas, Ken Griffey, Sr., Bill Madlock, Brian Downing, Frank White and Frank Tanana.
• This set features the last cards of Hall Of Famers Luis Aparicio, Orlando Cepeda, Al Kaline and Juan Marichal as active players.
• #116 Jerry Reuss - The Jerry Reuss card (#116) photo was taken seconds after the photo on his card from the 1973 Topps set (#446). The only difference is the color and logos have been airbrushed on the 1974 card.
• #161 Ray Burris - UER: Card number is sideways
• #171 Eduardo Rodriguez - In card #171, Eduardo Rodriguez is either warming up or intentionally walking Deron Johnson in the bottom of the 7th inning in Oakland on 8/18/73. Bert Campaneris was on third at the time. The A's won 6-3. Reggie Jackson hit #30.
• #179 Mets Field Leaders (Yogi Berra / Joe Pignatano / Rube Walker / Eddie Yost / Roy McMillan) - UER: Yost's home is listed as "Hauppage", should be "Hauppauge"
• #183 Johnny Oates - UER: 1970 Orioles HR listed as 9, should be 0
  UER: Major League Total HR listed as 17, should be 8
• #197 Vicente Romo - UER: Born on "5-21-43", should be "4-12-43"
• #197 Vicente Romo - UER: Born on "5-21-43", should be "4-12-43"
• #203 1973 Runs Batted In Leaders (Reggie Jackson / Willie Stargell) - UER: In the American League leader list on the back, Amos Otis is listed with the Brewers, should be the Royals.
• #215 Al Kaline - UER: Missing copyright line on back
• #238 Fran Healy - Fran Healy's card #238 (action photo) includes Thurman Munson sliding into home.
• #282 Doyle Alexander - UER: Born 9/5, should be 9/4
• #615 Johnny Jeter - UER: Name misspelled "Johnnie" on back, should be his given first name "John"

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Mar 24, 2026 - 6:53PM Arby85 This was my first year collecting cards. The packs were $0.10 at Zane's Market in Dover, Ohio. We, my neighborhood friends and I, would walked there for our "sugar fix" on summer afternoons. Our route to the market and home was like the Family Circus cartoon, through yards and over fences. Years later I put together the master set including the stamps/panels. My favorite set by far, great memories. Edited on: Mar 24, 2026 - 7:02PM

Apr 20, 2025 - 6:07AM ebick The trivia notes that regarding the San Diego/Washington Nat'l League error that only cards numbered under 400 were involved. #1, this equates to the first 3 checklists and suggests that although they had begun distributing the cards as a complete set (as opposed to by series), that from a PRODUCTION standpoint, they were still in the by-series mode. #2, the Dave Friesleben rookie card, #599 was the only one with a number higher than 400 to be involved. I suspect that when the deal fell through and they changed the masters, they simply forgot about this one until much later, as the Washington card is far more available. Why they "fixed" it a second time is beyond me. I guess the font on the first fix was incorrect?

May 13, 2024 - 10:44AM bleblanc74 A master set of these is my holy grail. IJS. Rating: 10

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External Links

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• 1974 Topps Baseball Set Marked Temporary End of Multiple Series
• 1974 Topps Washington Nationals: The Year Topps Jumped the Gun
• BaseballCardPedia: 1974 Topps
• PSA Price Guide: 1974 Topps
• Sports Collectors Daily: Vintage Pack Facts: 1974 Topps Baseball
• Sports Collectors Daily: Vintage Set of the Week: 1974 Topps Baseball

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