1974 Topps #102 Bill Greif
About Bill Greif
Greif made the Padres' Opening Day start in 1974 and worked 226 innings, going 9-19 with a 4.66 ERA. Card #102 comes in two printings. The first reads "Washington Nat'l Lea." under the Padres name, made when owner C. Arnholt Smith seemed set to sell to a Washington grocery magnate; Smith sold to McDonald's founder Ray Kroc instead, and the card was reprinted as San Diego.
Bill Greif was a 6 ft 4 in right-hander from Texas who pitched in the majors from 1971 to 1976 for the Houston Astros, San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals. A third-round pick of the Astros in 1968 out of John H. Reagan High School in Austin, he had signed to play football at the University of Texas before baseball won out. Houston traded him to the Padres in December 1971, and nearly all of his work came in San Diego, mostly as a starter from 1972 through 1974. His best year was 1973, a 3.21 ERA over 199 1/3 innings with nine complete games and three shutouts. He leaned on a hard-thrown knuckle-curve, a knuckleball with the spin removed that he threw at close to fastball speed. He moved to the bullpen in 1975, saved nine games, and was sent to St. Louis in May 1976. His career line was 31-67 with a 4.41 ERA and 19 saves. He finished in the Mets organization with three games for Tidewater in 1978.
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Print variations
Two states of #102 are tracked individually: 102a - San Diego (Corrected) and 102b - Washington Nat'l Lea. The difference is on the front of the card (error correction).
States catalogued by the PSA master set registry and the Trading Card Database; each is tracked here individually.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102a - San Diego (Corrected) | |||||||||
| PSA | 160 | 5 | 57 | 76 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| SGC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 102b - Washington Nat'l Lea. | |||||||||
| PSA | 316 | 5 | 67 | 169 | 43 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 0 |
| SGC | 16 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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. Where a grader registers a variation separately its population is listed under that variation.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1974 Topps #102 card?
It is card #102 of the 660-card 1974 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bill Greif of the San Diego Padres.
Does 1974 Topps #102 have variations?
Yes. Two states are catalogued and tracked individually: 102a - San Diego (Corrected) (The front carries the San Diego team name - the reprint Topps made once the Padres stayed in San Diego, and the common state of the pair) and 102b - Washington Nat'l Lea. (The front names the team "Washington Nat'l Lea." - the first printing, made while the Padres looked set to move to Washington, D.C., and the scarcer state of the pair). Owning any one of them fills the #102 slot; the master set counts each state.
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.