1970 Topps #74 Angels Rookie Stars - Greg Washburn / Wally Wolf
On this card: Greg Washburn, Wally Wolf
About this card
This is one of the forty Rookie Stars cards, each showing two or three rookies from one club; #654 (National League) and #702 (American League) each mix three clubs. A Rookie Stars card is a rookie card for the players on it who had no earlier Topps flagship card - on #36, #74, #109, #154, #267, #317, #429, #573, #669 and #683 one of them had already appeared on one, and the rookie-card answer on each card names the players it counts for.
The story on this card
Washburn's two big-league starts came at Anaheim Stadium in 1969, and he took the loss in both, to the Chicago White Sox on June 20 and the Seattle Pilots seven days later. His 1970 Topps card, #74 in the first series, is a Rookie Stars card that pairs him with Wally Wolf, both listed with California. It is Washburn's rookie card. Right-handed pitcher from Coal City, Illinois, and Lewis University, the Angels' first-round pick (19th overall) in 1967. He pitched eight games for California in 1969, going 0-2 with a 7.94 ERA, and finished his career in the Angels system in 1973.
Wolf pitched for the California Angels in 1969, working 2 1/3 innings with two strikeouts and an 11.57 ERA. Topps shared #74 in its first series between Wolf and Greg Washburn, a Rookie Stars card with both men printed as Angels. In 1970 he worked 5 1/3 innings with a 5.06 ERA. Right-handed pitcher who appeared in six games for the California Angels in 1969 and 1970, his two big-league seasons, before his career ended in May 1970.
Sources: Wikipedia (Greg Washburn) · Wikipedia (Wally Wolf) · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 201 | 2 | 36 | 106 | 35 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 1 |
| SGC | 10 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Data as of 2026-10-19. Half grades fold down for both graders (8.5→8); PSA qualified slabs (OC, ST, PD, MC and the like) are not counted.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1970 Topps #74 card?
It is card #74 of the 720-card 1970 Topps Baseball set, picturing Greg Washburn and Wally Wolf. This is one of the forty Rookie Stars cards, each showing two or three rookies from one club; #654 (National League) and #702 (American League) each mix three clubs. A Rookie Stars card is a rookie card for the players on it who had no earlier Topps flagship card - on #36, #74, #109, #154, #267, #317, #429, #573, #669 and #683 one of them had already appeared on one, and the rookie-card answer on each card names the players it counts for.
Is 1970 Topps #74 a rookie card?
Yes - #74 is the rookie card of Greg Washburn. Wally Wolf had already appeared on an earlier Topps card, so it is not his rookie card.
How many cards are in the 1970 Topps Baseball set?
720 cards, tracked as 726 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 720 with none skipped, issued in seven series - #1-132, #133-263, #264-372, #373-459, #460-546, #547-633 and the high numbers, #634-720; 6 cards, all of them checklists, carry catalogued print variations that the master set counts separately.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA CardFacts, BaseballCardPedia, Cardboard Connection, Baseball Almanac, 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 2026-10-25.