1974 Topps #109 Bob Grich
About Bob Grich
Baltimore traded Davey Johnson after 1972, and in 1973 Grich played all 162 games at second base and won his first Gold Glove. Settled at one position for the first time, he set out to perfect four or five kinds of pivots, crossing the bag with either foot or using the jump throw. He hit .251 with 17 stolen bases, then went 2-for-20 in the ALCS loss to Oakland. His #109 shows him with the Orioles.
Bobby Grich was a second baseman who spent seven seasons with the Baltimore Orioles (1970-1976) and ten with the California Angels (1977-1986). He won four consecutive Gold Gloves from 1973 through 1976 and was a six-time All-Star. In 1973 he set the major league single-season fielding record for second basemen at .995, then raised it to .997 in 1985. His bat carried power as well: he hit 30 home runs with 101 RBI in 1979 and shared the American League home run lead with 22 in the strike-shortened 1981 season, when he also won a Silver Slugger. He finished with 224 home runs, 1,833 hits and a .266 average in 2,008 games. A first-round pick of the Orioles in 1967 out of Long Beach, he played in five League Championship Series, three with the Angels, and retired after the 1986 ALCS loss to Boston. He drew 11 votes in his one year on the Hall of Fame ballot in 1992. The Angels made him the first member of their Hall of Fame in 1988, and the Orioles inducted him in 1998.
Sources: SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 212 | 1 | 52 | 136 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 #109 card?
It is card #109 of the 660-card 1974 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bob Grich of the Baltimore Orioles.
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.