1974 Topps #139 Aurelio Monteagudo
About Aurelio Monteagudo
The Padres sent Monteagudo to California for Ron Clark on June 10, 1973, and he pitched 15 games for the Angels, going 2-1 with a 4.20 ERA and three saves. Card #139 in the 1974 Topps set lists him with the Angels. The Angels traded him to the Phillies on December 6, 1973, and Philadelphia sold his contract to Puebla in the Mexican League that April, where he went 12-0.
Aurelio Monteagudo was a Cuban right-handed pitcher who reached the majors with the Kansas City Athletics and also appeared for the Houston Astros, Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Royals and California Angels across parts of seven big-league seasons. He signed with the Athletics as a teenager in 1961 and worked his way up through their farm system, striking out 205 batters for Triple-A Portland in 1963 before his September call-up. He bounced between the Athletics' rotation and bullpen and the Pacific Coast League for several years before being sold to Houston in 1966. After stops in the Reds and White Sox systems, he returned to the majors with Kansas City's expansion Royals in 1970 and closed out his big-league career with the Angels in 1973. He pitched in the Mexican League from 1974 to 1981 and played 20 seasons of Venezuelan winter ball, later coaching in the Angels' minor-league system, and was inducted into the Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame in 2009.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 192 | 2 | 63 | 109 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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 #139 card?
It is card #139 of the 660-card 1974 Topps Baseball set, picturing Aurelio Monteagudo of the California Angels.
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.
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