1958 Topps #374 Brooks Lawrence
About Brooks Lawrence
Lawrence's 1958 Topps card is #374, a Series Five card that shows him with Cincinnati in a 494-card set, the first to carry the Sport Magazine All-Star Selection subset. Coming off a 16-13 season, he slipped to 8-13 with a 4.13 ERA in 46 games, 23 of them starts, and picked up five saves. Two years earlier he had led the Redlegs in wins, and this card catches him in the slide that ended his career in 1960.
Brooks Lawrence, a right-hander from Springfield, Ohio, reached the majors at 29 after a long road. He was the first Black quarterback in his high school's history, earned a Bronze Star as an Army engineer in the Pacific, and studied at Miami University before signing with Cleveland. Mickey Owen mentored him in Puerto Rican winter ball, where he added a sinker, slider and change-up. The Cardinals drafted him and he debuted in June 1954 with a win over Pittsburgh, finishing 15-6. Traded to Cincinnati, he had his best year in 1956, opening 13-0 on the way to 19-10 and a National League All-Star selection. He won 16 in 1957 and left the game in 1960 at 69-62 with a 4.25 ERA over 275 games. Afterward he worked for the Reds, coached Wilmington College baseball from 1988 to 1993, and worked with the Baseball Assistance Team. He is in the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame (1976) and the Ohio Baseball Hall of Fame, among others.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 199 | 0 | 4 | 54 | 72 | 36 | 18 | 15 | 0 |
| SGC | 23 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Snapshot 2026-07-09. Half-grades fold down (8.5→8). PSA counts are straight-graded (the +/Q qualifier rows are excluded).
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1958 Topps Brooks Lawrence card?
It is card #374 of the 1958 Topps Baseball set - Topps' sixth flagship issue: 494 cards numbered 1-495 (#145 was never issued), with die-cut player photos on solid-color backgrounds and the first team logos on Topps fronts. It pictures Brooks Lawrence, Cincinnati Reds.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Brooks Lawrence #374 are there?
PSA has graded 199 copies and SGC 23 as of the 2026-07-09 snapshot. Population is a scarcity guide, not a price - high-grade 1958s are notoriously tough because of the set's chronic centering and print-quality issues.
How many cards are in the 1958 Topps set?
494 issued cards, numbered 1-495 - #145 (Ed Bouchee) was pulled before release and never issued, leaving a permanent gap. The PSA master census counts 534 items: the 494 base cards plus 33 yellow-letter variations, 4 numerical checklist-back team cards, the 'Herrer' #433 error, and 2 unnumbered ad cards.
Sources: PSA CardFacts, Beckett, BaseballCardPedia, Baseball-Reference, PSA & SGC population reports, and hobby press-sheet research (Topps Archives, 2026). Card data compiled and maintained by T206Cards.com. Page last updated 2026-09-30.