1974 Topps #497 Bobby Mitchell
About Bobby Mitchell
After missing 1972, Mitchell played 47 games for Milwaukee in 1973 and 88 in 1974. In 1974 he hit .243 with 5 home runs and stole 7 bases. His Topps card that year is #497, with Milwaukee on the front.
Bobby Mitchell was a 6-foot-3 right-handed outfielder and designated hitter who appeared in 273 major league games between 1970 and 1975 for the New York Yankees and Milwaukee Brewers. A Norristown, Pennsylvania, native, he signed with the Boston Red Sox in 1965 and was taken by the Yankees in the 1968 Rule 5 Draft. New York sent him and Frank Tepedino to Milwaukee for Danny Walton on June 7, 1971. His major league totals were 143 hits in 609 at-bats, a .235 average. Those hits included 29 doubles and 21 home runs, and he stole 14 bases. He played in Japan for the Nippon-Ham Fighters from 1976 through 1979, and died in Sacramento, California, in 2019.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 235 | 7 | 111 | 94 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| SGC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 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 #497 card?
It is card #497 of the 660-card 1974 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bobby Mitchell of the Milwaukee Brewers.
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.