Kansas City Athletics Team - 1958 Topps #174
1958 Topps #174 Kansas City Athletics Team
One of the 16 team cards — 1958 was the first year Topps printed checklists on team-card backs.
About the 1958 Kansas City Athletics
The Kansas City Athletics ranked among the American League's weakest clubs in this era, finishing seventh at 59-94 in 1957. The 1958 roster did feature a notable young outfielder: Roger Maris, acquired from Cleveland in a mid-June 1958 trade. Maris hit 19 home runs for Kansas City that season before a later deal sent him to the New York Yankees, where in 1961 he would break Babe Ruth's single-season home-run record. The A's card, like every 1958 Topps team card, carries a series checklist on its back - the first time Topps used team cards for that purpose.
Sources: Wikipedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 318 | 1 | 9 | 78 | 70 | 78 | 39 | 41 | 2 |
| SGC | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
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 Kansas City Athletics Team card?
It is the Kansas City Athletics team card in 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.
Why does the 1958 Topps Kansas City Athletics team card have a checklist on the back?
1958 was the first year Topps printed checklists on team-card backs - one of the set's firsts. The 16 team cards double as the set's checklists.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Kansas City Athletics Team #174 are there?
PSA has graded 318 copies and SGC 18 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 2026-07-10.