1974 Topps #207 1973 Strikeout Leaders - Nolan Ryan / Tom Seaver
On this card: Nolan Ryan, 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
The 1973 strikeout race is settled on #207, the strikeout board in the 1974 Topps League Leaders run (#201-208). Nolan Ryan, printed with the California Angels, took the American League with 383, one more than Sandy Koufax's old record. That season included no-hitters against Kansas City on May 15 and Detroit on July 15, the second with 17 strikeouts. Tom Seaver, printed with the New York Mets, led the National League with 251 while going 19-10 with a 2.08 ERA, good for his second Cy Young Award, and the Mets clinched the NL East on October 1.
Nolan Ryan was the flame-throwing "Ryan Express," a Mets farmhand who became baseball's all-time strikeout king, setting career records for strikeouts (5,714) and no-hitters (seven) over 27 seasons with the Mets, Angels, Astros and Rangers. 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 (Nolan Ryan) · Wikipedia (Tom Seaver) · SABR BioProject (Nolan Ryan) · SABR BioProject (Tom Seaver) · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 1,899 | 3 | 101 | 641 | 426 | 279 | 204 | 244 | 1 |
| SGC | 354 | 0 | 7 | 51 | 76 | 85 | 62 | 71 | 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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Related cards
Team cards: #114 California Angels, #56 New York Mets
More California Angels cards:
- #20 Nolan Ryan
- #37 Dave Sells
- #55 Frank Robinson
- #76 Mickey Rivers
- #101 Bobby Valentine
- #139 Aurelio Monteagudo
More New York Mets cards:
- #8 George Theodore
- #80 Tom Seaver
- #106 Harry Parker
- #132 Felix Millan
- #153 Jon Matlack
- #179 Mets Field Leaders
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1974 Topps #207 card?
It is card #207 of the 660-card 1974 Topps Baseball set, picturing Nolan Ryan 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.