1974 Topps #242 Bill Gogolewski
About Bill Gogolewski
Texas sent Gogolewski to Cleveland on March 23, 1974, to complete an earlier trade that brought Steve Hargan to the Rangers. He appeared in five games for the Indians, 13 1/3 innings at a 4.61 ERA. Cleveland released him in February 1975, and the White Sox signed him a week later. His #242 still shows the Rangers.
Bill Gogolewski was a 6-foot-4 right-hander from Oshkosh, Wisconsin, who pitched six seasons for the Washington Senators and Texas Rangers, Cleveland and the Chicago White Sox, going 15-24 with a 4.02 ERA and 10 saves in 144 games. The Senators took him out of Oshkosh High School in the 18th round of the first amateur draft in 1965, after a junior year that included a no-hitter. National Guard duty and a sore elbow slowed his climb, and a slider he picked up in the spring of 1970 became his out pitch. That summer he won 14 games and struck out 146 for Pittsfield, leading or co-leading the Eastern League in both. He was the only unanimous all-star pick and made his major-league debut on September 3. From 1973 he worked almost entirely in relief. A back injury ended his career in 1975, and he later chaired the Oshkosh advisory park board.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 310 | 22 | 145 | 134 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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 #242 card?
It is card #242 of the 660-card 1974 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bill Gogolewski of the Texas Rangers.
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.