It was interesting learning about this set as I put this post together. The card numbers correspond with the player's other card in the set, but have a "T" after the number on the back. These cards were available as part of the complete set, which Topps made available for the first time in 1974 through the JC Penny catalog. Let me clarify. This was the first time Topps sold a complete set and it was only available through the JC Penny catalog. Topps also randomly inserted these Traded cards into pack of the later series 1974 packs.
23T Craig Robinson42T Claude Osteen43T Jim Wynn51T Bob Heise59T Ross Grimsley62T Bob Locker63T Bill Sudakis73T Mike Marshall123T Nelson Briles139T Aurelio Monteagudo151T Diego Segui165T Willie Davis175T Reggie Cleveland182T Lindy McDaniel186T Fred Scherman249T George Mitterwald262T Ed Kirkpatrick269T Bob Johnson270T Ron Santo313T Barry Lersch319T Randy Hundley330T Juan Marichal348T Pete Richert373T John Curtis390T Lou Pinella428T Gary Sutherland454T Kurt Bevacqua458T Jim Ray485T Felipe Alou486T Steve Stone496T Tom Murphy516T Horacia Pina538T Cesar Tovar544T Ron Schueler579T Cecil Pshaw585T Merv Rettenmund612T Luke Walker616T Larry Gura618T Jim Mason648T Terry Crowley649T Fernando GonzalezNNO Traded Checklist
There are only 44 cards in the set. As of 4/25/22 I am at 30/44. As of 5/11/22 I am at 33/44. As of 7/11/22 I am at 42/44.
534T Eddie Watt
630T Tommie Agee
Segui and Rettenmund are currently in my Time Travel Trade stack. (https://diamond-jesters.blogspot.com/2022/04/time-travel-trading-update-64.html). Their yours for an older card!
ReplyDeleteThanks! I just left a comment for you. There might be three I need. Let me know. I will start pulling some pre-1974 cards for you.
DeleteSaw your comment! I'll get them out to you!
DeleteThanks! Your cards are being mailed today.
DeleteI probably have a significant number of those you have left to find. Email at QAPLAGCA at yahoo dot com
ReplyDeleteEmail sent. Thanks!
DeleteI have all of these but Willie Davis and Juan Marichal in my trade boxes. I will have to check their condition though; a lot of my '74s are in rough shape.
ReplyDeleteThanks Bo! I'm going to see what I am able to get in trade from Matt and GCA and then I will reach out to you once I know which ones are left.
DeleteI'd love to stumble across one of these factory sets. I was only learning how to walk and probably chewing on Tinker Toys back in 1974. Shame I wasn't a few years older, because I would have added it to my Christmas wish list.
ReplyDeleteThat would be really cool. I don't think I've ever seen one in the wild.
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