1974 Topps #479 A's Celebrate - Win 2nd Consecutive Championship!
About this card
Cards #472-478 cover the 1973 World Series between the Oakland Athletics and the New York Mets one game per card, Games 1 through 7, and #479 "A's Celebrate" closes the run.
The story on this card
Oakland closed the 1973 World Series on October 21 with a 5-2 win over the New York Mets in Game 7, a seven-game victory that made the Athletics repeat champions, the first since the 1961-62 Yankees. The title was the second of three straight for Oakland. Topps put the celebration on 1974 Topps #479, the closing card of the World Series subset (#472-479), and paired two Athletics on it, catcher Ray Fosse and reliever Darold Knowles. Knowles had pitched in every game of the Series, the first pitcher to do so in a seven-game World Series, and he earned the save in Game 7. Fosse was the catcher on the Game 2 play in which Mets shortstop Bud Harrelson was called out at the plate in the 10th inning.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 461 | 39 | 198 | 177 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| SGC | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 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 1974 Topps #479 card?
It is card #479 of the 660-card 1974 Topps Baseball set, A's Celebrate - Win 2nd Consecutive Championship!. Cards #472-478 cover the 1973 World Series between the Oakland Athletics and the New York Mets one game per card, Games 1 through 7, and #479 "A's Celebrate" closes the run.
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.