Friday, April 29, 2022

1974 Topps Traded

I've always been intrigued by the 1974 Topps Traded set. I've picked up a few cards here and there over the years, but over the last couple of months I've picked up a small stack of cards from The Batter's Box dime box and so it's time to see how close I am to a complete set.



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.

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.

23T Craig Robinson
42T Claude Osteen
43T Jim Wynn
51T Bob Heise
59T Ross Grimsley
62T Bob Locker
63T Bill Sudakis
73T Mike Marshall
123T Nelson Briles
139T Aurelio Monteagudo
151T Diego Segui
165T Willie Davis
175T Reggie Cleveland
182T Lindy McDaniel
186T Fred Scherman
249T George Mitterwald
262T Ed Kirkpatrick
269T Bob Johnson
270T Ron Santo
313T Barry Lersch
319T Randy Hundley
330T Juan Marichal
348T Pete Richert
373T John Curtis
390T Lou Pinella
428T Gary Sutherland
454T Kurt Bevacqua
458T Jim Ray
485T Felipe Alou
486T Steve Stone
496T Tom Murphy
516T Horacia Pina
534T Eddie Watt
538T Cesar Tovar
544T Ron Schueler
579T Cecil Pshaw
585T Merv Rettenmund
612T Luke Walker
616T Larry Gura
618T Jim Mason
630T Tommie Agee
648T Terry Crowley
649T Fernando Gonzalez
NNO Traded Checklist

10 comments:

  1. 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!

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    1. Thanks! 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.

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    2. Saw your comment! I'll get them out to you!

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    3. Thanks! Your cards are being mailed today.

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  2. I probably have a significant number of those you have left to find. Email at QAPLAGCA at yahoo dot com

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  3. I 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.

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    1. Thanks 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.

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  4. I'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.

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  5. That would be really cool. I don't think I've ever seen one in the wild.

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