1974 Topps #598 Rookie Outfielders - Dave Augustine / Ken Griffey / Steve Ontiveros / Jim Tyrone
On this card: Dave Augustine, Ken Griffey, Steve Ontiveros, Jim Tyrone
About this card
Cards #596-608 are the thirteen four-player Rookie Prospects cards, each titled by position. A Rookie Prospects card is a rookie card for the players on it who had no earlier Topps flagship card - on #601, #603, #604, #605 and #608 one of the four had already appeared on one, and the rookie-card answer on each card names the players it counts for.
The story on this card
Pittsburgh used Augustine in 18 games in 1974, 11 of them in the outfield. He had 4 hits in 22 at-bats for a .182 average, and his last major league game came on October 2. His 1974 Topps card, #598, is a four-player Rookie Prospects card: Augustine is printed with the Pirates, Ken Griffey with the Reds, Steve Ontiveros with the Giants and Jim Tyrone with the Cubs. It is a rookie card for all four men, and Griffey's is one of the set's key rookie cards. Dave Augustine was a Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder who played 29 games in 1973 and 1974. On September 20, 1973, his two-out drive in the 13th inning hit the top of the Shea Stadium fence, and Richie Zisk was tagged out at the plate.
Card #598 is the Rookie Prospects card for Griffey, shared with Dave Augustine of the Pirates, Steve Ontiveros of the Giants and Jim Tyrone of the Cubs; Griffey is shown with the Reds. All four are rookie cards, and the card ranks among the key rookies of the set. It followed his 25-game debut in 1973, when he hit .384 with 3 home runs. Ken Griffey Sr. was a Cincinnati Reds outfielder on the Big Red Machine's 1975 and 1976 champions, a three-time All-Star and 1980 All-Star Game MVP, who later played alongside his son Ken Griffey Jr. in Seattle.
Card #598 is a four-player Rookie Prospects card in the 1974 set, with Dave Augustine of the Pirates, Ken Griffey of the Reds, Ontiveros of the Giants and Jim Tyrone of the Cubs. Ontiveros debuted for San Francisco on August 5, 1973. He hit .242 with 1 home run in 24 games that season. Steve Ontiveros was a switch-hitting third baseman for the Giants (1973-1976) and Cubs (1977-1980), hitting .274 with 24 home runs in 732 games. He later played six seasons for Japan's Seibu Lions.
Tyrone's 1972 stint lasted 13 games for the Cubs, beginning with an August 27 debut as a pinch-runner who scored on a Don Kessinger single. He spent 1973 at Midland and Triple-A Wichita, then played 57 games for Chicago in 1974 and hit .185 with three home runs. Dave Augustine of the Pirates, Ken Griffey Sr. of the Reds and Steve Ontiveros of the Giants share his Rookie Prospects card, #598, a rookie card for all four. Griffey's is among the set's key rookie cards. Jim Tyrone was a right-handed outfielder who played for the Cubs in 1972, 1974 and 1975 and the Athletics in 1977, then hit 74 home runs in four seasons in Japan with the Seibu Lions and Nankai Hawks.
Sources: Wikipedia (Dave Augustine) · Wikipedia (Ken Griffey Sr.) · Wikipedia (Steve Ontiveros (infielder)) · Wikipedia (Jim Tyrone) · National Baseball Hall of Fame · SABR · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 1,304 | 6 | 185 | 533 | 215 | 161 | 91 | 113 | 0 |
| SGC | 214 | 0 | 6 | 45 | 54 | 45 | 25 | 36 | 3 |
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 #598 card?
It is card #598 of the 660-card 1974 Topps Baseball set, picturing Dave Augustine, Ken Griffey, Steve Ontiveros and Jim Tyrone. Cards #596-608 are the thirteen four-player Rookie Prospects cards, each titled by position. A Rookie Prospects card is a rookie card for the players on it who had no earlier Topps flagship card - on #601, #603, #604, #605 and #608 one of the four had already appeared on one, and the rookie-card answer on each card names the players it counts for.
Is 1974 Topps #598 a rookie card?
Yes - #598 is a rookie card for every player pictured on it: Dave Augustine, Ken Griffey, Steve Ontiveros and Jim Tyrone.
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.