1974 Topps #331 All-Star Catchers - Carlton Fisk / Johnny Bench
On this card: Carlton Fisk, Johnny Bench
About this card
Cards #331-339 are the nine All-Star cards, each pairing an American League and a National League player at one position, from the catchers (Carlton Fisk and Johnny Bench, #331) to the pitchers (Jim Hunter and Rick Wise, #339). Their backs form a picture of Bobby Bonds, the previous season's All-Star Game MVP.
The story on this card
Topps paired its 1973 catchers on #331, the first card of the nine-card All-Stars subset (#331-339). Carlton Fisk is printed with the Boston Red Sox and Johnny Bench with the Cincinnati Reds. Fisk made the American League All-Star team in both 1972 and 1973, while Bench hit 25 home runs and drove in 104 runs in 1973 as the Reds won 99 games, the most in baseball. The backs of the All-Stars cards carry no statistics and instead join into a picture puzzle of Bobby Bonds, the 1973 All-Star Game MVP.
Carlton Fisk - Red Sox and White Sox catcher from 1969 to 1993, the first unanimous American League Rookie of the Year and an 11-time All-Star. His 12th-inning home run won Game 6 of the 1975 World Series. Hall of Fame, 2000. Johnny Bench spent his entire 17-season career with Cincinnati. The catcher won two National League MVP awards and ten straight Gold Gloves, played on two World Series winners and entered the Hall of Fame in 1989.
Sources: Wikipedia (Johnny Bench) · Wikipedia (Carlton Fisk) · SABR BioProject (Johnny Bench) · SABR BioProject (Carlton Fisk) · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 663 | 3 | 73 | 255 | 125 | 84 | 54 | 69 | 0 |
| SGC | 104 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 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 #331 card?
It is card #331 of the 660-card 1974 Topps Baseball set, picturing Carlton Fisk and Johnny Bench. Cards #331-339 are the nine All-Star cards, each pairing an American League and a National League player at one position, from the catchers (Carlton Fisk and Johnny Bench, #331) to the pitchers (Jim Hunter and Rick Wise, #339). Their backs form a picture of Bobby Bonds, the previous season's All-Star Game MVP.
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.