1974 Topps #205 1973 Victory Leaders - Wilbur Wood / Ron Bryant
On this card: Wilbur Wood, Ron Bryant
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 #205 in the 1974 Topps League Leaders subset (#201-208) pairs the 1973 victory leaders, Wilbur Wood of the Chicago White Sox and Ron Bryant of the San Francisco Giants, each printed with his own club. Both reached 24 wins. Wood went 24-20 with a 3.46 ERA. He made 48 starts and worked 359 1/3 innings, both league highs. His 20 losses made him the first pitcher since Walter Johnson in 1916 to win and lose 20 in one season. Bryant went 24-12 with a 3.53 ERA in 41 games for the Giants.
Hoyt Wilhelm helped Wilbur Wood make the knuckleball his primary pitch with the White Sox. Wood set a major league record with 88 pitching appearances in 1968, including 2 starts. Ron Bryant was a left-handed pitcher from Redlands, California, who pitched for the San Francisco Giants. His 24 wins in 1973 made him the National League's only 20-game winner.
Sources: Wikipedia (Wilbur Wood) · Wikipedia (Ron Bryant) · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference (Ron Bryant) · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 240 | 3 | 67 | 133 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 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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Related cards
Team cards: #416 Chicago White Sox, #281 San Francisco Giants
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- #18 Gary Thomasson
- #30 Bobby Bonds
- #54 Elias Sosa
- #78 Giants Field Leaders
- #104 Ron Bryant
- #129 Chris Speier
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1974 Topps #205 card?
It is card #205 of the 660-card 1974 Topps Baseball set, picturing Wilbur Wood and Ron Bryant. 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.