1967 Topps #374 Mel Queen
A correction variation exists with a solid line printed beneath his stat totals.
About Mel Queen
This card catches Queen in the midst of his finest season: a 14-8 record and 2.76 ERA across 31 games for Cincinnati, with a career-high 195.2 innings pitched and 154 strikeouts, including a six-hit shutout of the Giants and a two-hit shutout of the Mets. The card exists in two collectible states distinguished by the stat line beneath his totals, one printed with a complete line and the other with an incomplete one. Three years removed from his outfield debut, Queen had fully remade himself into a frontline Reds starter.
Melvin Douglas Queen was born March 26, 1942, in Johnson City, New York, the son of former major league pitcher Mel Queen Sr. The family later settled in San Luis Obispo, California, where Queen starred in three sports before signing with the Cincinnati Reds out of high school in 1960. He broke in with Cincinnati in 1964 as an outfielder and pinch hitter, then in 1966 was converted into a pitcher, a rare two-way path in the majors. His best season came in 1967, when he went 14-8 with a 2.76 ERA and 154 strikeouts over 195.2 innings as a starter. Shoulder trouble limited him afterward, and he finished his playing career with the California Angels as a reliever from 1970 to 1972. Queen went on to a long coaching career, most notably as Toronto's major league pitching coach from 1996 through 1999 and later as a special assignment scout with the organization. Batting left and throwing right, he retired with a 20-17 pitching record and a .179 career batting average. He died May 11, 2011, in Morro Bay, California.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Print variations
Two states of #374 are tracked individually: 374a - Complete Line Under Stats and 374b - Incomplete Stat Line. The difference is on the back of the card (print flaw).
States catalogued by the PSA master set registry and the Trading Card Database; each is tracked here individually.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 374a - Complete Line Under Stats | |||||||||
| PSA | 268 | 1 | 26 | 106 | 66 | 36 | 16 | 17 | 0 |
| SGC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 374b - Incomplete Stat Line | |||||||||
| PSA | 103 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 0 |
| SGC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Not designated by SGC | |||||||||
| SGC | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Data as of 2026-09-04. Half grades fold down for both graders (8.5→8); PSA qualified slabs (OC, ST, PD, MC and the like) are not counted. Where a grader registers a variation separately its population is listed under that variation; SGC slabs whose label names no variation are listed as not designated, while PSA slabs whose label names no variation are counted under 374a - Complete Line Under Stats. PSA registers a row for every one of the 624 states; SGC lists no separate row for the #149 white-streak state.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1967 Topps #374 card?
It is card #374 of the 609-card 1967 Topps Baseball set, picturing Mel Queen of the Cincinnati Reds.
Does 1967 Topps #374 have variations?
Yes. Two states are catalogued and tracked individually: 374a - Complete Line Under Stats (A complete line prints under the stat totals) and 374b - Incomplete Stat Line (The line under the stat totals is incomplete - no line prints below the totals). Owning any one of them fills the #374 slot; the master set counts each state.
How many cards are in the 1967 Topps Baseball set?
609 cards, tracked as 624 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 609 without a gap - no number was skipped and none was used twice - and 15 cards carry catalogued print variations that the master set counts separately.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA CardFacts, Cardboard Connection, Baseball Almanac, BaseballCardPedia, Baseball-Reference, the SABR BioProject and the National Baseball Hall of Fame, PSA & SGC population reports. Card data compiled and maintained by T206Cards.com. Page last updated 2026-10-12.