1974 Topps #206 1973 Earned Run Average Leaders - Jim Palmer / Tom Seaver
On this card: Jim Palmer, Tom Seaver
About this card
Cards #201-208 are the League Leaders subset: the 1973 leaders in batting, home runs, runs batted in, stolen bases, victories, earned run average and strikeouts, and the leading firemen (#208), each card pairing the American League leader with the National League leader.
The story on this card
Card #206 in the 1974 Topps League Leaders subset (#201-208) covers the 1973 earned run average races. Jim Palmer, printed with the Baltimore Orioles, led the American League at 2.40 while going 22-9 and winning his first Cy Young Award. Tom Seaver, printed with the New York Mets, led the National League at 2.08 on a 19-10 record and won the Cy Young Award. He lost Game 6 of the World Series with the Mets up 3-2, before Oakland won in seven.
Jim Palmer was Baltimore's ace right-hander, a three-time Cy Young winner and four-time Gold Glover who worked on three World Series champions, beat Sandy Koufax in Koufax's final appearance, and reached the Hall of Fame in 1990. Tom Seaver won 311 games and three National League Cy Young Awards across 20 seasons. The Mets' right-hander helped win the 1969 World Series and entered the Hall of Fame in 1992.
Sources: Wikipedia (Jim Palmer) · Wikipedia (Tom Seaver) · SABR BioProject (Jim Palmer) · SABR BioProject (Tom Seaver) · Baseball-Reference (Tom Seaver) · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 755 | 1 | 102 | 338 | 134 | 67 | 59 | 54 | 0 |
| SGC | 90 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 2 |
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 1974 Topps #206 card?
It is card #206 of the 660-card 1974 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jim Palmer and Tom Seaver. Cards #201-208 are the League Leaders subset: the 1973 leaders in batting, home runs, runs batted in, stolen bases, victories, earned run average and strikeouts, and the leading firemen (#208), each card pairing the American League leader with the National League leader.
How many cards are in the 1974 Topps Baseball set?
660 cards, tracked as 678 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 660 with none skipped, issued all at once as a single series and printed in equal quantities; 17 cards carry catalogued print variations that the master set counts separately - fourteen San Diego / "Washington Nat'l Lea." pairs (thirteen Padres player cards and the #226 team card), the three-state #599 Rookie Pitchers, the #608 Apodaco misspelling and the #654 Jesus Alou front without a position.
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.